The likelihood of a hung parliament—that is, a parliament in which no single party enjoys an overall majority—is far greater today than it was, for example, in the 1950s. This is primarily because there are now more MPs from the minority parties.

My oath, he said, here's a man got his goolie chit. And I left mine behind. How fat can you get? I've got mine, said Ward quietly, tapping his pocket. It's not your goolies I'm worried about," said Curnow.

A lighthouse crowns a lofty cliff on the north-east extremity, and though of doubtful value as a sealight forms a good mark for entering Clew Bay.

Do they think I have a million dollars and spend it? Like fun I do. Not with the kind of discipline my parents believe in.