Nowhere to be seen
What a pity the late, lamented Big Ben’s Hubby was nowhere to be seen on his son (and heir’s) proud day. Young Bill got his Masters degree at Oxford recently and there’s a lovely photograph of him hugging his aunt (Big Ben’s sister and the late ZAB’s only surviving offspring), and his own beaming sisters also in the frame. Our mole reports the three siblings are chips off the old block, and mercifully meaning Big Ben, not Hubby. They are all of the same mind, apparently, and equally critical of the lack of governance in Sinned, and the way their once mighty party has been laid low.
Blue-eyed boy?
Contrary to the perception in the Quaid-e-Qiwam’s party, the reigning Guv of Sinned is not the khakis’ blue-eyed boy. Just last month, they were thinking of showing him the door but better council prevailed and they put off the fateful decision. Apparently, their critique is that the Guv is not “loyal enough” to them. Interestingly, the Quaid-e-Qiwam’s critique is exactly the same – that the Guv’s not “loyal enough” to him. The poor Guv is caught between a rock and a hard place. We also hear many in the Quaid’s party are on the verge of declaring UDI – Unilateral Declaration of Independence, as in days of yore when former colonies seceded from the British Empire a la Rhodesia etc. But these guys are waiting for the right time – when their Quaid ceases to have the power of life and death over them.
In clover
Our mole says a notorious alleged terrorist is in clover in jail, what with regular visitation rights of all his three wives. He gets to choose the one he wants to spend time with. He also has a constantly purring air conditioner, TV and cell phone. And the cuisine of his choice. No prizes for guessing who.