R.I.P Henry Allingham...

Great War veteran, and the world's oldest man, Henry Allingham has died this morning.

Mr Allingham, one of only two surviving First World War veterans in the UK and the last surviving founder member of the RAF, celebrated his 113th birthday on June 6. He lived at St Dunstan's care home for blind ex-service personnel in Ovingdean, near Brighton.

'Vere' Are Your Papers'...

In the midst of a thunderstorm, Tory leader, David Cameron appeared for a question and answer session in Norwich. His handlers, not wanting a picture of their man getting his hair wet told photographers and tv crews there would be no arrival picture..... A bit of grumbling and the placing of cameras by feet turned this decision around, although he did them get dropped off at another entrance and appeared through a corridor. Quite why the PR machine thinks a possible future Prime Minister is unable to cope with a little rain is beyond me. All it does is annoy journalists and creates an early line for a story, which at seven o'clock with deadlines looming is all important.

As with most of these meetings, nothing of any real revelation is ever said. Every answer is carefully crafted, never quite pinning down a yes or no. However, on the subject of ID cards, Cameron pledged that they would not come to pass under a Conservative administration. In a cod-German accent he said "Where are your papers?" An off the cuff, unscripted response that perhaps most of the population would make, particularly those who are fans of Fawlty Towers. One woman questioned the wisdom of the remark, and that was it; a gaffe, a story, references to Basil Fawlty and talk of a diplomatic row.

Telegraph story here.
Sun story here.
Licence David Cameron photographs here.