9 January 2016
Yesterday the government pronounced to its loyal and obedient subjects that there is no longer any safe way to drink alcohol. I assume this means that all government hospitality, state banquets, etc will now be alcohol-free, and that the Loyal Toast will be raised with glasses of fizzy pop. I have chosen to adopt a pragmatic response to this guidance. To wit: there is also no safe way of travelling by plane, or indeed of crossing the road, but some things you just have to grit your teeth and get on with. I grit my teeth manfully and open a bottle of gin. It is nerve-racking, doing something this unsafe, but the contents make me feel better. I suppose it depends how you define “safe”. In any case, as CIPA President I have plenty of people looking out for me to ensure I don’t do the wrong thing. Council watches my every move, as does the Internal Governance Committee. I hardly need the government on my back as well.
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