David Norris (Independent)

That will be a treat.

The Leader took some of the other plum titles in her speech such as the Adulteration of Coffee and Tea Acts. However, it must be remembered tea was an expensive commodity. I have an 18th century porcelain tea caddy, passed to me by my great-grandmother. Tea was kept in it under lock and key and doled out in small amounts because it was so expensive. That explains why the adulteration of tea and coffee was a serious offence. Does it not take us back to the time of Addison and Steele and the London and Dublin tea and coffee houses?