Thankyou, Svend, you have delighted us long enough

In honour of Svend Robinson's impending retirement after 25 years as an MP -- and in the hope that it is not for reasons of ill health -- a column from the archives... UPDATE: Apparently, it is for reasons of ill health: he suffers from a rare and debilitating form of kleptomania. UPPERDATE: On second thought, maybe we should cut the guy some slack. He did go to the cops himself, which suggests the theft probably was indicative of a disordered state of mind. An ill-judged post on my part.