John Redwood provoked outrage yesterday by saying victims of the budget cuts should wear more clothes, turn the thermostat down and eat more vegetables.
Seems pretty sensible to actually. Everyone knows people who moan about the cold crank up the heating, all while wearing a tee shirt.
As it happens Redwood was specifically referring to those on middle incomes rather than the poor so the idea that his comments were aimed at the "cold and hungry" as the Mirror headline claims is nonsense.
