Well, we had a very important person come to speak to us today to tell us.......what, I'm not exactly sure. As it turns out he told us absolutely nothing. After too long waffling about Ministers and how this new government is not like the last (oh really - I needed him to spell that out for me) and they are really having a difficult time grappling with the budget deficit (in case we hadn't noticed), and its not just politics - they had ideologies too (that makes me feel a lot better - though I've just remembered Stalin had ideologies too), we were all left none the wiser about the decision on if and when we were going to close. Actually the if is pretty much settled though he tried to dress it up by saying Ministers have to think long and hard. I bet their delicate brains are really hurting now. There's no thinking to be done - they said they would abolish anything between them and local politicians - ergo we are gone! He could have saved himself the trouble and expense of the train fare from London. He didn't even have the decency to turn up on time. Obviously his PA forgot to look up the train times for him or he thought he was really going to the sticks (we are only 35 mins from London)but there we were waiting expectantly for news and he smiled his rock star smile but there was no one clapping in the stalls.
If only these people could leave their egos behind and realise that its not an honour just to have him in the room - he needs to be able to say something sensible and meaningful to the people there. His greatest piece of advice was get your cv up to date and start applying for jobs. Bet he doesn't need to do his - if he survives it will be a nice little move to head up a charity and there will be no surplus pool for him to swim in like the rest of us. I'm getting my arms bands blown up and ready for when I'm chucked in...........
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