You can tell a lot about a person by the kind of plane he has…

Jimmy Goldsmith’s private Boeing 757

It’s reassuring to see our MPs applying personal knowledge to the aspects of our lives they most want to change. Zac Goldsmith is staunchly opposed to any expansion of Heathrow. No doubt he remembers his father traversing the Atlantic in a privately owned Boeing 757, flitting between Paris, London and his Mexican palace when he was busy organising the Referendum Party.

Donald Trump, owner of a black Boeing 727 equipped with a movie theatre, oil paintings and a sumptuous bedroom, once quipped: “You can tell a lot about a person by the kind of plane he has.”

I understand that Jimmy’s private airliner was divided into three sections – a dining room, which doubled as a small movie theater, a bedroom for himself, complete with a Jacuzzi bath, and a large salon for up to 20 guests.

I am sure Zac will be able to tell us what its environmental impact was.

I believe he also wants legislation on tax havens.

Hear, hear!