To my sudden horror I just read that the prime minister now wants his own aeroplane. Of course my initial reaction was one of disgust: at a time of untold cuts and suffering, the tories want to spend £10m on their own personal jet. When you think about it though, in the long term, it would be cheaper than having to charter a plane every time the pm has to go abroad, so from that point of view this move might make sense. Not knowing the precise economics, my urge to rant has to be put on hold. However, economics aside, it certainly is indicative of the tory mentality: this really gives the lie to CaMorons ‘regular guy’ charade; he thinks he, as pm, deserves his own jet. There is an air of presumed superiority to this decision, as if he thinks his class of people should naturally have their own aircraft. Okay, it might be cheaper, but this decision still appalls me for the message it sends out and the mentality it reveals.