Paid parental leave is an example where Abbott has been able to parlay his socially conservative instincts into an electorallyappealing position. His proposed parental leave scheme is far more generous than Labor's. It might fly in the face of what he says elsewhere about the need for lower taxes and smaller government, but when he speaks about parental leave as simply an entitlement of employment in a civilised society, he is reaching out to the middleground of Australian politics that the Liberals will need to occupy if they are to regain government..Thankfully, after abandoning Mr Taxi Man on a roundabout, we made the game just as London Irish and Leicester were coming out onto the field. The staff and London Irish Supporters Club put in a huge effort with drums, flags, mascots, and so forth, and it all helped create a tremendous sense of occasion. It is a wonderful ground for watching a match, and despite the fact that the ground was only halffull, the place was literally hoppi