London - The British Home Secretary, Mr Jack Straw, could have been forgiven for feeling exasperated with his teenage children, William and Charlotte, yesterday, when he discovered that the record they had selected for his appearance on Desert Island Discs includes the chorus: "I've got a skinful of dope".
Apparently oblivious to the lyrics of History by the Verve, Mr Straw asked for it to be played just as he finished describing how he had dealt with the shock of discovering that his son had been caught selling cannabis in a South London pub before Christmas. Mr Straw had asked his children to select a record which would remind him of family life.