Terry Prone: Well-off people get showered with freebies they could well afford

Keir Starmer, who leads a party which traditionally drew loyalty from underpaid people, should not have had his hand out like Oliver Twist asking for more

British prime minister Keir Starmer was joined by his wife Victoria at his party's conference in Liverpool last week. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA

Consider a new law. Let’s tentatively call it The Freebie Law. The Freebie Law holds that the vast majority of those who get freebies don’t need them. Overseas, film stars attending Oscar or other parties are gifted items they could well afford to buy in Bloomies. 

Nearer home, successful businesspeople attending a breakfast seminar or dinner find little bags of gratis goodies at their table setting.