Meddling Minty stokes the fires of British fascism

[David Guyatt]

Not so fast.

Many a visitor will be from other sides of the flagellated bottom -- for chastisement is a cross-bench (not so say cross-knee) occupation.

I fully expect readers from such notable journals as the "Well Bruised Organ", the "Socialist Spanker" as well as its Communist Counterpart "Red Weal" to be well represented here as well --- not to mention those whose preference is up the middle: "The Liberal Love Buddy", "The Cymru Chastiser" and the Green Party bi-annual (printed on renewable recycled tree shavings) "The Galloping Goitre".

I had quite forgotten the Lib Dems. Strange bunch, though no strangers, of course, to scandal, corruption and the chafed posterior. I take it the reference to that well-known organ of Gladstonian high-mindedness, The Liberal Love Buddy, is most emphatically not a nod in the direction of Rinka et Norman?

Sorry, but whilst I'm quite easy going (so I'm told anyway), bringing Great Dane canines into the proceedings is one bark too many in my view. But I do take your point about Liberal Love Buddies and vividly remember their abundant Chief Whip (I kid you not!) and spanker-in-chief from Rochdale, Cyril Smith, who was famous in Lancashire and Westminster for his flat palm of the hand exploits.

The below picture is called "Cyril's healing hands" - more HERE.

Btw, Peter Cook is sadly missed.