Thursday 26 March 2009

Lib Dems go back to the land

My first Lib Dem news conference of the year (the best things in life are worth waiting for). The theme: allotments.

The Lib Dems estimate as many as 100,000 people could be on waiting lists for allotments but suggest those waiting should not be put off growing their own.

Cardiff Central MP Jenny Willott admits to trying runner beans without much success but recommends spuds: "you can't really go wrong with potatoes".

Farmer Roger Williams, from Brecon and Radnorshire, offered his own take on the issue for MPs: "The problem is we don't have a second home allotment allowance".

(I think he was joking.)

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