I believed in the integrity of Parliament and was secure in that knowledge. I was grateful to be born in a country where a Sovereign Parliament ruled even though I didn’t always agree with the Government of the Day. My family and friends suffered under Thatcher prospered under Blair. I was educated free until I was 21 being part of a lucky generation in that respect. I’ve worked for 40 years paid my dues to the state. My husband worked on the Railways hard physical work with poor rewards. But we worked never had to claim anything because we were