Profound question
At a recent social event, a renowned public figure chanced to meet a top gun from The Man of Steel’s government. He asked the official a simple but profound question: “the House of Saud will last no more than two decades, if that,” he said, “whereas Iran will last for two thousand years. Which side should we be on?”
Once bitten …
Once bitten, twice shy. That’s the maxim but The Man of Steel’s government seems to have become comatose having been bitten by Punjab’s former Guv from Glasgow. We hear Talented Bro has okayed the name of a silver-haired lady parliamentarian for the vacant Guv’s post but The Man of Steel is dithering.
Glasgow Guv
Talking of which, the Glasgow Guv jumped from The Man’s camp to The Khan’s horde but doesn’t seem to have prospered much. If he was thinking he was going to be anointed PM in waiting or suchlike, he was sadly mistaken. Every other johnny in The Khan’s horde is PM in waiting. The Glasgow Guv was offered Javed Hashmi’s empty slot before he jumped ship, we hear, but nothing’s come of it. His detractors have won the day.
Under the carpet
Another scandal that’s being hushed up is the case of a son of a ruling party MNA. The lad was caught smuggling heroin into a Gulf emirate and has been put into the clanger. Hectic efforts are afoot to try and get him out and sweep the problem under the carpet.