Chickens have an unfortunate habit...

...of coming home to roost.

Coincidentally, in rare idle moments, I've been leafing through The Great Shark Hunt, which, amongst other things, casts a malevolent eye on the last days in power of my Uncle Richard. Totally different details, of course - nobody's suggesting (yet, anyhow,) that New Labour's been burgling and bugging anyone, (why would they bother?) But there is that same feel about it all: the weird feeling of untouchability that all governments get when they've been in power more than a few years. Thatcher went down the same road.

Another factor that goes with power is that arrogance will lead to people getting rubbed up the wrong way. Most significantly for current purposes, the police and the press. High handed bullies, pricks like Alistair Campbell and Johnny Boy Reid, have been humiliating and sending-away-with-lumps-in-their-throats all kinds of people over the last ten years. Just think about it. Somebody inflicts psychic pain like that and what can you do but grin and bear it? But you watch and wait and inflict it all back with interest when the tables turn. That's what's starting to happen now.

Sainsbury gave me a right laugh this morning, saying he didn't declare a two million quid donation he'd made because he'd gotten mixed up with a quite different two million quid donation he'd made at around the same time. God Almighty! Wish I could be confused like that.

This is going to run and run, I bet. Masses of entertainment value.

Comments

  1. andreaSat Jul 15, 12:14:00 am BST

    how many pounds are equal to a quid? I have absolutely no idea monatary values.. lol

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  2. Garry NixonSat Jul 15, 10:02:00 am BST

    £1 = a quid.

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