Now That’s Dedication
I bumped into the Bishop of Reading last night (as you do). He told me that the night before, he had been speaking on a panel at a public meeting on Trident. The local MP, Rob Wilson, was due to speak, but as the meeting got underway, he had not appeared. As you would expect, there was some muttering. A few minutes into the meeting Rob arrived, apologised and spoke. What people hadn’t realised was that he had been delayed because his wife had given birth that morning! Now that’s dedication!
Actually, Rob missed the start of another meeting earlier in the week - the debate I initiated on the appalling service First Great Western is currently giving commuters. The reason? You guessed it - he was stuck on a First Great Western train at Reading!