Getting Paid

If Sir Christopher Meyer has gone to the bother of writing a book, then he should be paid for it. A Labour leader ought to recognise this principle. Of course, what Prescott means is that Meyer shouldn't have written the book in the first place, but in that case he should come out and say so.

To say that someone should write a book and not get paid for it is as stupid as saying that the Prime Minister should train an army so that the President of some other country can get it killed.