Later that night......
The phone calls came. First Gordon, then Alasdair telling me that they heard I was in London and asking me to call in to give them some advice.
“Sole purpose of visit”, I lied, keeping them feeling somewhat self-important as I finished the rest of my tasks.
The substance of our conversations must remain confidential went as follows:
“When the Chancellor is faced with a crisis of confidence in the markets, the markets need a Chancellor who can demonstrate confidence in a crisis” ©The phone calls came. First Gordon, then Alasdair telling me that they heard I was in London and asking me to call in to give them some advice.
“Sole purpose of visit”, I lied, keeping them feeling somewhat self-important as I finished the rest of my tasks.
The substance of our conversations must remain confidential went as follows:
“When the Chancellor is faced with a crisis of confidence in the markets, the markets need a Chancellor who can demonstrate confidence in a crisis” ©
Duly ignored.
“Explain theprudence virtue of savings and you intention to increase the savings ratio, which will in part excuse and explain much of the painful actions that need to be taken.”
Duly ignored.
“Be decisive. The public value decisiveness and hate vacillation.”
Ditto. In spades.
I left the top-secret meeting in Downing Street depressed, and recommended that both Gordon and Alasdair reread Galbraith (JK, not Neil) to understand the fundamentals of what is going on.
“Sole purpose of visit”, I lied, keeping them feeling somewhat self-important as I finished the rest of my tasks.
The substance of our conversations must remain confidential went as follows:
“When the Chancellor is faced with a crisis of confidence in the markets, the markets need a Chancellor who can demonstrate confidence in a crisis” ©The phone calls came. First Gordon, then Alasdair telling me that they heard I was in London and asking me to call in to give them some advice.
“Sole purpose of visit”, I lied, keeping them feeling somewhat self-important as I finished the rest of my tasks.
The substance of our conversations must remain confidential went as follows:
“When the Chancellor is faced with a crisis of confidence in the markets, the markets need a Chancellor who can demonstrate confidence in a crisis” ©
Duly ignored.
“Explain the
Duly ignored.
“Be decisive. The public value decisiveness and hate vacillation.”
Ditto. In spades.
I left the top-secret meeting in Downing Street depressed, and recommended that both Gordon and Alasdair reread Galbraith (JK, not Neil) to understand the fundamentals of what is going on.
1 comment:
ah ha, so you're the one bringing in the revolution, i suspected as much! Well done B.B (from L.S)
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