Starmer's New Nick-Name

[Cassandra]

Brilliant!
I wish I had thought of that.  I can imagine the 'musical' effect if only the occasional hammer was so treated.
How did they know that you were the culprit?  Presumably, you were 'witnessed'.

The headmaster's brother used to be the pianist and was almost deaf without his antique hearing aid, which I'd 'arranged' to be inoperative. As soon as he'd struck a few chords the entire assembly burst out laughing. The headmaster rose and holding his cloak, like a barrister addressing the jury, just called my name and told me to go and wait outside his study!

'Boys we will sing without Mr Leslie's usual accompaniment' he followed on.

Guilty 'Cui Bono' and six of the best were administered by the head boy. But it was sure worth it!

[JBR]

The headmaster's brother used to be the pianist and was almost deaf without his antique hearing aid, which I'd 'arranged' to be inoperative. As soon as he'd struck a few chords the entire assembly burst out laughing. The headmaster rose and holding his cloak, like a barrister addressing the jury, just called my name and told me to go and wait outside his study!

'Boys we will sing without Mr Leslie's usual accompaniment

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I wish I had been there.  Better still, I wish I had done that wen ah wer a lad!

[Cassandra]

Years on I met the brothers at an 'old boy's dinner'. I thoroughly like the pianist, he was the Arts master and took cricket. He told me he still laughed every time he recalled it. Said that disconnecting the speaker, which he clipped on his waistcoat, from the earpiece was 'ingeniously simple'. I appeared in two school plays for him, one called 'The White Sheep of the Family' and was a 1951 British comedy play by Lawrence du Garde Peach and Ian Hay. A criminal family became distressed when their son wants to go straight! It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool before transferring to London's West End. I played the father and was never off the stage for three Acts. He asked me if I'd ever met a family like them, which I admitted too. I had him in fits of laughter, describing the impossible positions I had to overcome to at one time prevent all six of them (three generations) being 'away' at the same time! He never doubted me, which was very kind, despite his brother (a methodist lay preacher) believing I was the third anti-christ!

[dextrous63]

It's a good reminiscence.  Professional teacher dealing with professional pupils.  Nothing personal, just business.👍

[ansu]

At school we learned that an English saying is "spare the rod and spoil the child". I can't remember that one of my teachers hit a pupil, however, it could happen that you had to stand in a corner of the classroom till the end of the lesson. 
As to Starmer and the "gifts" I am a bit surprised. However, I read somewhere that this isn't illegal in the UK. 

[dextrous63]

Er, the "spare the rod ..." saying comes from the Bible (proverbs IIRC).

As for accepting bribes, er, donations, it's obviously legal since the law makers (politicians) made it so.  Am surprised that they haven't made larceny, fraud, corruption, bestiality, kiddy fiddling and rape legal for themselves too.  Gotta be some perks for the job🙄

[Scrumpy]

Er, the "spare the rod ..." saying comes from the Bible (proverbs IIRC).

As for accepting bribes, er, donations, it's obviously legal since the law makers (politicians) made it so.  Am surprised that they haven't made larceny, fraud, corruption, bestiality, kiddy fiddling and rape legal for themselves too.  Gotta be some perks for the job🙄

I agree .. It is another world behind those doors.. They spend much time working out what 'perks' are up for grabs.. How THEY can benefit..  Scratching each others backs..
And if  there is something they want that Joe Bloggs desperately needs they huddle together and make a new rule.. for themselves only.. Heating for example..

[Raven]

He says he's stopping BUT......

[dextrous63]

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[JBR]

He says he's stopping BUT......

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[GrannyMac]

Very good Raven!  😂😂

[Ashy]

Well he may have said he will pay for his own clothes in future, he may have said that, but he said many other things, so his credibility index is quite low, but he didn't say he would turn down donations of money, or interest free loans with no repayment schedule, or indeed loans of clothes with no return date stipulated. Poor old Boris is still being called out for similar things and he's not even a paid politician any more.

[Ashy]

And his latest nickname is "Comrade Sausage" apparently. 

[JBR]

And his latest nickname is "Comrade Sausage" apparently.

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Of course, I don't blame him.  Why on earth has he been sending so many sausages to Gaza anyway?
I certainly hope they're not pork sausages.  If they eat them, they won't go to heaven.

[Diasi]

It appears free-gear Kier is never short of an excuse to try & justify his unacceptable freebies.

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/starmer-defends-borrowing-18m-flat-173521088.html