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Funniest political moment of the year in the UK was the sight of right-wing backbench Tories flushing boundary changes down the toilet by sabotaging House of Lords reform. [1] Their response was priceless as the worm finally turned and Nick Clegg uttered ‘Non,’ De Gaulle style, to supporting the boundary changes as a tit for tat response for their wrecking his plans and mocking him in the Commons. “That,” you almost heard them shout aloud, “ wasn't in the script.” This move almost certainly will prevent them obtaining a majority at the next election and demonstrated if any further proof was required, that there are few creatures inhabiting the planet more stupid than a backbench Tory. But laughter of this kind at the expense of the Tories is usually short lived as they turn nasty when cornered. It is difficult to find humour in their attack on the basic living standards of those at the bottom of the economic rung, whether in or out of work. Leveson was th...