The mere thought of the Bogey man is paralysing. The same can be said of Lord Hermer KC, who is still Attorney General despite a tooth-loosening biff from fellow Labour peer Lord Glasman.
Mr Toad poop-pooped his horn and rejoiced at motoring's wind-rushing liberty. So can the rest of us. In everyday life we face constraints: mortgages, in-laws, pesky employers and spouses.
QUENTIN LETTS: VEXATIONS, vexations. Sir Keir Starmer was scathingly peevish at PMQs. Labour backbenchers bawled with a belligerence unusual even for the Commons.
Repeatedly Sir Chris and other witnesses begged MPs to keep the law on assisted dying 'clear and simple'. He added: 'The more ambiguity, the more difficult it becomes for patients and families'.