Statesman or Skatesman?

I was looking around for a picture of Tony Benn on the web and I came across this fantastic political site. It was made by a boy called Jason Whiley to settle a bet he had with his dad about whether or not politicians are more boring nowadays than they used to be. His dad had a picture of Enoch Powell on a pogo stick so he wrote to loads of politicians asking them whether they had ever been on any of a list of children’s locomotive toys, things like skateboards and space-hoppers. Lots of politicians wrote back, many with touchingly amusing answers. I am sorry to say, but not surprised, that the Prime Minister just sent a form letter saying he was very busy. Self-important humbug.