On my way to the swimming-pool this morning . . . oh yes, crack of dawn, five mornings a week, haven't I told you before? . . . I heard on the radio a little of the interrogation by a Commons committee of Sir Humphrey Sir Jeremy Heywood, The Grand Panjandrum of All Panjandrums, who is the bloke pulling Dave's strings, as per this excellent cartoon from The Coffee House:
He it was who was tasked, not 'instructed' because'Dim Dave' wouldn't dare to 'instruct' Sir Jeremy, to find out the truth concerning the Plebgate incident. Well, from what I heard on the BBC, and what I read in Isobel Hardman's excellent summary at The Coffee House, very little in the way of truth was discovered by Sir 'Mandarin' Heywood who appeared to be incapable of spotting a discrepancy if it was any smaller than an elephant! The only interesting, and utterly depressing, truth to emerge from this whole farago is that the man with his hand up the back of Dave's suit operating the levers is a total twat!
As for the 'perp' himself, a man whose smugness is only exceeded by his dimness, the jury remains out.
In The Spectator last week there was an excellent article by Jonathan Foreman detailing the futility and waste of much of our so-called 'overseas aid', the department formerly run by Mr. 'Smug Features' Mitchel, above. Apparently, he has written a response in today's Spectator in which he claims not to have seen anything other than total benefice flowing from our overseas aid programmes, so I don't care whether he's guilty or not guilty of the 'Plebgate' affair, he should stay sacked for the simple and obvious reason that he is a total tit!
A satisfactory resolution would be for the police conspirators to be charged with High Treason and to endure a spell in chokey, while Mr Angry endures more years on the back benches.
Posted by: dearieme | Friday, 11 January 2013 at 10:41
A perfect solution, DM, no less than I would expect from you!
Posted by: David Duff | Friday, 11 January 2013 at 10:51
Hello Mr. Duff.
I have lurked in these august environs for a while but not yet commented. I must say I enjoy your 'wit and repartee' with the regulars and the topics you bring up.
I must say I have enjoyed this contretemps particularly. Both sides seem to have lost - the bumptious minister was forced to resign and the cops have been shown up to be liars. Now, even more delightfully, the top 'civil servant' is shown to be more incompetent than Inspector Clouseau.
Whilst I am ashamed to see the governance of the country so reduced, I now just enjoy a little childish amusement where I can.
Posted by: Paul Minter | Saturday, 12 January 2013 at 22:06
Paul, welcome to D&N, and if 'childish amusement' is what you're looking for we always have plenty of it here!
Posted by: David Duff | Saturday, 12 January 2013 at 22:53