I don't care about the abuse. What I object to is the hypocrisy. The way people continue to pretend Labour has consigned the fixing and the stitch-ups to the dustbin of history, when in reality they are carrying on right in front of their eyes.

"Many of the complaints I have heard described are very similar to those from residents who were exposed to the prototype wind turbine we studied."

Well-to-do singles are much in demand as godparents. It isnt hard to see why. They usually have no children of their own, and lots of money to spend on yours. Thus, they can often be tapped up for everything from baby-sitting to free holidays. Yet it is essential not to abuse this largesse for short-term advantage. Godparents with successful careers come with another advantage when the 18 years of mentoring are up, they can help their beloved godchild find a job.

The Virginia Water, Berkhamsted and Cobham markets reported the strongest price growth in the third quarter of the year, up by 3.2%, 2.9% and 2.3% respectively.

Here, then, is a tricky collision between the spiritual and the material. Decisions made by government ministers all too easily value the latter over the former. How could it be otherwise: they live in a world dictated by strategies, deadlines, argument, dissent, and the ultimate dread of losing power. Where, in these hectic lives, is the still, small voice of contemplation that makes sense of all the rest?