We've got a continuing threat from terrorism, the health service is in financial chaos, there's a possible petrol price crisis, and yet the prime minister doesn't even seem to think it important to spend time at his own desk back in Britain. It's just not good enough.
I think most people will be astonished at the way ministers seem to be using the Queen's Flight as a private taxi service.
The Prime Minister needs to have proper security. But I'm not at all persuaded that hiring luxury yachts on behalf of the security services to travel with the Prime Minister while he is on a luxury cruise is a good use of taxpayers' money,
Clearly there are things you cannot realistically do as Prime Minister because they are going to incur disproportionate costs.