Yes I can (of lager)

What does an MP normally do when he or she retires? Write some memoirs? Do some after dinner speaking? Trim some shots off the golf handicap perhaps? Try some home brewing?

It’s not quite the latter option for Labour MP for Clywd South, Martyn Jones. He’s set himself the task of reviving a defunct brand of beer, Wrexham Lager, which he bought for £1.

Good luck with that Sir!

Comments

john problem said…
How splendid! So much better than last minute refurbishing of one's first and second residences.
9 May 2009 at 19:13
Sammy Morse said…
I always thought Martyn Jones was one of the good guys (despite being a Labour MP!!!) and this confirms it. He's a great supporter of male voice choirs as well.
10 May 2009 at 02:10
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