Charity work beats petty revenge

A FURIOUS and unrepentant Gavin Williamson was pictured alongside former Chancellor George Osborne this week. Both men were sacked by Theresa May — and both are said to be intent on inflicting maximum damage on her. If Mr Williamson had an ounce of decency, though, he would follow the example of Tory War Secretary John Profumo who quit the Cabinet after being caught lying in Parliament about sharing a lover with the Soviet military attaché at the height of the Cold War in 1963. Profumo dedicated the rest of his life to charity work with the poor and, until his dying day, shunned any publicity due to his sense of shame.