I've Got Plenty Of Nothing

In all honesty, any gathering of the Parliamentary Labour Party, the PLP, is often a bit of a let-down.

What happens is, on days of high drama, journalists congregate outside the room in the committee corridor of the House of Commons where the meeting takes place and wait with bated breath for the sound of raised voices and breaking furniture.



Nine times out of ten, the journalists are bitterly disappointed. The only voices they hear are those laughing sycophantically at the leader's jokes. The fixtures and fittings are only in danger of being damaged from over-enthusiastic expressions of support for the party line.