Posted 3:14 PM by Paul
Same Old Song

Today Tony Blair announced the formation of a national investigation police force along the lines of the FBI. Good idea and long overdue. His speech went something like this.

" I tell you in all honesty that we cannot go on policing this country as we did 15 or 20 years ago. [pause] We must change in order to take account of new cirumstances. The nature of crime has changed. "

He does the same speech every fortnight. Insert whatever you like. Schools, policing, health service. It's the same speech. He lectures us like a bunch of dimwits in a tone that suggests he is the only person to grasp the true nature of the Modern World. Thank goodness he is there to take the tough choices on our behalf. The heroic CEO with a plan for radical change going forward.

I am half expecting him to announce next week.

"I tell you in all honesty that we cannot go on imbibing in this country the way we have done for the last 15-20 years. We must change in order to take into account the radical nature of the soft drinks market. Water is a remnant of the old ways [ pause ]the bad ways. From now on things will go better in UK plc with Coca Cola."