Measured reaction to economic crisis

I see that Ministers are not being panicked by the economic crisis, because for them there isn’t one.

Porqui “My old man’s a wanker” Smith billed taxpayers £40 for a barbecue in her second home – no doubt on the grounds that “every little helps”. Imagine what would happen if the Inland Revenue caught you or me doing this.

Mind you she says she is “just about 100% sure” she did not claim for it. What would that be then, dearie? 93% sure? 77% sure? Not sure at all because you’re chronically dishonest? Isn’t that the second home you’re ripping us off for in the first place? Does your “parliamentary aid” get boxes of tissues on expenses? Are you sure? How sure?

Anyhow, there are more important things for the good and great to focus on than the Home Secretary being dishonest or the country going down the pan. The other day I was relieved to see that the Almighty Bloat has warned the North Koreans to mend their ways. Has this reduced the rogues to shuddering fear, with The Beloved Leader fleeing to the hills in panic? Or did they just say, “Who gives a shit?” at the thought of being threatened by the Western world’s worst economic manager? Maybe they just said, “Gordon Who? Oh, that pompous fool.”

At home I read that many menus are to incorporate calorie counts: a wise strategic move that should kick-start the economy. The last place I saw anything like that on a menu was in Krakow – on an old menu left over from the communist era. But then surely you have noticed that in everything it does this government has emulated the Stalinist approach, right down to driving the country into bankruptcy.

About the Author

In 2003, the Chartered Institute of Marketing named Drayton one of 50 living individuals who have shaped today’s marketing.

He has worked in 55 countries with many of the world’s greatest brands. These include American Express, Audi, Bentley, British Airways, Cisco, Columbia Business School, Deutsche Post, Ford, IBM, McKinsey, Mercedes, Microsoft, Nestle, Philips, Procter & Gamble, Toyota, Unilever, Visa and Volkswagen.

Drayton has helped sell everything from Airbus planes to Peppa Pig. His book, Commonsense Direct and Digital Marketing, out in 17 languages, has been the UK’s best seller on the subject every year since 1982. He has also run his own businesses in the U.K., Portugal and Malaysia.

He was a main board member of the Ogilvy Group, a founding member of the Superbrands Organisation, one of the first eight Honorary Fellows of the Institute of Direct Marketing and one of the first three people named to the Hall of Fame of the Direct Marketing Association of India. He has also been given Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Caples Organisation in New York and Early To Rise in Florida.

2 Comments

  1. Rupert

    Wow!! Wife of Wanker is in fact entitled to a London grace and favour home but the grasping shit thought that it was far more profitable for her to claim for her sister’s bedsit. The grace and favour home remains empty with the maintenance overheads still being paid by muggins while she stiffs us for her London accomodation.

  2. J

    Love these blogs. Comments are on the money and make me laugh whereas the govt just make me want to weep.

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