There are times when it pays to be idle and this summer is proving to be one of them
'One of the reasons he would be good is that he is idle,' Lord Cranbourne is said to have remarked about aspiring Tory leader Kenneth Clarke last week. 'There is a lot to be said for idle leaders.' Let the mob jeer 'He would know, wouldn't he?' The man has spoken a truth. For the first time in many years this summer feels as summers should ' respite from the strife over the rest of the year. The balmy sunshine at Ascot, unknown British players in gallant defeat at Wimbledon, a soft-focus re-run of the lives and times of the golden coxless four at Henley. Only the abysmal cricket spoils ...
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