In a World of such fast paced political change I hope its reassuring that Turds of various sorts are diligently still being polished in the Midlands!
Whisper is a leaky and rather scaly boat which needed "The Treatment" to restore her former glory...
As with all paint jobs preparation is key, and looking at the state of the job in hand,
I've engaged the services of my old mate and committed Brexiteer, the old pirate ex captain of the Black Pearl
After a quick chat about our unreconciled political differences we decide to crack on as the job wont do itself.....
Halfway through the arduous prep job the government in their wisdom upset the apple cart by announcing a snap general election!
Things were going very well with the captain I until that point, and unfortunately, like the rest of the poor British workforce, productivity took a nose dive as the whole "can of worms"
was reopened and unceremoniously chucked all over the floor!
"Why cant we just be OUT like they promised!?" he growl's through the dust and noise in admirable and dilligent representation of his demographic. Trying not to imagine Blackbeard boarding some poor merchantman holding his sword by the pointy end with
£350 million quid burning in his beard, I volunteer the following placations.....
"Look mate this boat is in a state isn't it..... but were not scuttling it in the basin are we? Surely putting our differences aside and trying to fix it is the best way forward.... we can do that cant we?"
Unimpressed with my nautical analogies and political idealism he began to vent his rage in true pirate style, as if there had been a free rum token in the daily express that morning...
Et Tu blackbeard? Is that mine own claw hammer stuck in the back of my head??
My inner anarchist was promptly uncorked....
Agreeing not to listen to the news we decide on a truce for the duration of the prep job (and hide our most dangerous tools/weapons till hometime).
Just Imagine what reform could have been like if we hadn't scuttled our own ship ?
The French and the Dutch clearly thought that the situation was worth salvaging!
The French and the Dutch clearly thought that the situation was worth salvaging!
Whisper is certainly shaping up with a bit of effort...
Lets face it even America will probably be back to normal (whatever that is) in a couple of years!
Lets face it even America will probably be back to normal (whatever that is) in a couple of years!
More skills and opinions add themselves to the foment in the form of canal legend and signwriter, Trevor Counsell.
The consensus being that its all a bit silly really and most of us humble grafters wont really be affected... The use of Grammar by radio four presenters on the other hand is only sloppy at best... what is the world coming to?
Whisper, however, has come up a treat in the skilled hands of Pirate, a Remoaner, a Taoist with a badger hair brush, and not least Bev and Andrea who restored all of their own brasses to an exceptional standard before refitting.
I guess in an Ideal world all of the politicians that profess to represent our best interests could work together just as our eclectic band of bodgers... but thats the paint fumes talking I think.
Whoever gets in (and barring another complete poll malfunction we know who that will be) Can you do all of us the courtesy of following OUR example, put your differences behind you, and get on with some F*****G work!
