ONLY two M.P.s among the early arrivals sported the traditional silk topper when the Commons resumed yesterday after the Easter recess to hear Mr. R. A. Butler, Chancellor of the Exchequer, open his second Budget. The “be-toppered” members were Sir William Darling (C., South Edinburgh) and Mr. Gerald Nabarro (C., Kidderminster).

I swear I meant to mean the best when it ended / Even try to bite my tongue when you start shit / Now you're texting all my friends, asking questions / They never even liked you in the first place

No matter how many dietologists, doctors, or journalists tell you that carbohydrates are bad for you, the brain runs on glucose, and glucose is a carbohydrate.

The lives of all your loving complices Lean on your health; the which, if you give o’er To stormy passion, must perforce decay.