The precious currency of squit should be at the heart of any campaign to set a jocular example. While it remains a peculiarly Norfolk commodity unlikely to be cut or privatised by our present government, there will be times when those ordained to look after our affairs will use it to their own advantage.
Of course, they won’t afford it the “squit” label. They’ll call it debating, debunking, prognosticating, compromising or just a full and frank exchange of ideas with a three-line whip. We should not be fooled by such euphemisms.
Nor should we be surprised by any hints of ignorance at Westminster. After all, there may be good solid voters at Weeting, Wicklewood and Winterton still mystified by a few of our most delightful dialect words and expressions.