The Lady IS for Returning… September 15, 2007
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Haven’t had much chance to get on the blog this week and do anything, especially not concerning the two ‘big’ Downing Street stories of the week. (If you believe the press coverage)
Firstly, The Chancellor has brought his Cat – Sybil (a female cat named after Sybil Fawlty) – to live in his flat above No. 10 , and then Gordon invited Baroness Thatcher over for Tea and Cake – much to the dismay of the Conservatives. (as they’d already taken a party loan out to buy some Battenburg)
Given all this high profile and high volume traffic through the door, a small suggestion to No. 10 for future occasions…
Both ‘news’ stories can be found HERE for the Old Cat, and HERE for the Old Bat. Both stories via the Telegraph website.
So, one of the new arrivals to Downing Street this week was a solitary animal, sometimes friendly to others, but always with the ability to unleash its claws when remorselessly hunting and feeding on the life of innocent creatures within its territory, and has perfected the art over a long period of time of laying in wait for her prey and establishing herself as a lone predator…
…and the other is a Cat
Between a Northern Rock and a Hard Place… September 15, 2007
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With unstable markets in the US during recent weeks, the pinch is now starting to be felt over here. Although constant reassurances that customer’s money is ’safe’, it appears not everyone believes what they are told and are deciding with their feet, after Northern Rock takes out an emergency loan from the Bank of England…
Full story via the BBC news site can be found HERE
