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The Spineless and the Sycophants

I see the Government as represented in the House of Lords by Lord McNally, Justice Minister, is now “sympathetic” to a ban on referral fees. Joy unbounded. But. Yes, there is a but. And the but is: – ?? But. But. But. What does sympathetic mean? Exactly? Sympathetic. Political speke for: I’ll think about it. [keep reading...]

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Go on, gi’ uz a lead

Have you ever bought a lead? I doubt it. Why would you? Anyway, what is a lead? And why would it be for sale? There is a voracious industry out there in the world of what my uncle contemptuously called “bizz-i-ness”. Commerce. Middle man stuff. Sales. I own this thing which, if you bought it, [keep reading...]

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The last Straw for referral fees back?

There is a deep irony about Jack Straw. Not just that his name is Straw – a hollow husk – but that he and referral fees should become associated in positive way. The problem for Jack Straw is that he created the evil he now condemns! Let me explain. Please excuse the repetition of old [keep reading...]

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Toujour la politesse

Sometimes it’s hard to be polite. But then I tell myself: brace yourself, pour Gaviscon onto that acidic bile, push back your shoulders, see the wider picture, behave. Afterall, it simply doesn’t do to imitate Reb Robbo or Arthur Scargill or the Luddites. Abuse being a very short step from physical violence. And, surely, polemicists, [keep reading...]

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The Rooneyville love-in

Last week I let myself down. Sadly, this is not unusual. It happened when I attended a so-called seminar. Infact, it was not a seminar. A seminar is about something. The root of the word seminar means sowing seed – semen – seed – I’m not being rude – this is the etymologically of the [keep reading...]