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So far, in defence of the Vatican, Catholic bishops have blamed the torrent of recent revelations on the liberal media, Jews and gays, while this retired bishop reckons it’s all down to the Masons (and finds time to excuse the Holocaust). At this rate it’s surely only a matter of time before one of them goes ahead and tries to blame all the sexy children.

Oh, right.

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How many prospective husbands did I ever meet, when I was the single mother of a baby, unable to work, stuck inside my flat, night after night, with barely enough money for life’s necessities? Should I have proposed to the youth who broke in through my kitchen window at 3am? Half a billion pounds, to send a message — would it not be more cost-effective, more personal, to send all the lower-income married people flowers?

Bloody hell. JK Rowling on the Tories’ plans to bung married couples 150 quid—fantastic.