1. The Conservatives have no need to campaign for any elections, just leave it to the wrecking crew.

2. "We know that there is a wrecking crew in Bali led by the US administration and its minions," said Jennifer Morgan, spokeswoman for environmental groups on Bali.

3. Even as he introduces the militant mullah, the mad military leader, and the rest of his motley wrecking crew – the Indian and Pakistani armies, the quickly quashed Kashmiri nationalists, and the legions of alphabet–soup liberation fronts and resistance groups – Rushdie can‘t keep his cool.

4. "Though I did break my arm and had to have a steel plate put in, and I‘ve had a couple of bulging discs in the neck." Lance and Trevor, a two–man tag team from the Deep South who call themselves the Red–neck Wrecking Crew, have been less fortunate.

5. And before any readers start criticising, I should point out that those of us "at the grass roots" work damned hard for our money, don‘t get paid a fortune and get little thanks for what we do. – David Thompson, London It would be cheaper to have them stop work altogether than to have them doubling their effort to give even more of our money. – Alan Grocock, Huntingdon Cambs Let‘s face it, the only act really required by public employees is to keep voting for Bliar and his wrecking crew. – Mike Llewellyn, Barbados View all Add your comment Name: Your email address will not be publishedEmail: Town and country: Terms and conditionsYour comment: make text area biggerYou have characters left.