The controversial bit may be the priority being given to the areas with the best prospects of growth, rather than the areas with greatest unemployment and deprivation.

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"I remember the hospitality was pretty impressive, so, if I'm honest, my first priority will be the buffet, then the gig, then doing a bit of pop star spotting!"

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And it is a bit rich to claim that defence is your over-riding priority if you apparently let your fellow Republicans doctor the Homeland Security Bill for the benefit of a big drug firm.

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