That is the end of the nonsense. Will my right hon. If my hon. Friend will allow me to make a little progress, I shall willingly give way. I hope that the community at large will see that my right hon.
Friends are very keen to express their views on the subject.
There have been precious few opportunities to deal with the conduct of local government in Great Britain. We have turned the spotlight into the dark corners of town halls that are run by the Opposition parties. During the local government election campaign, we exposed a catalogue of endemic waste, bureaucracy, mismanagement and, yes, even corruption. Gentleman and then I shall give way to my hon. I think that the hon.