Rigorous training
Our mole informs us that the Lady-in-waiting is getting a regular dose of rigorous training in order to follow in her dad’s footsteps. And we’re not talking only about political training. We hear she’s hired the services of two expert physical trainers who go to her home regularly for her daily workouts. Thanks to this and a strict regimen of healthy eating, we can see that she is well-toned and ready for battle. Looking good too!
Doing the right thing
For all those who bemoan the “immaturity” of our political class, a few recent happenings should give us cause for cheer. One of these is that the delimitations bill was finally passed in parliament. The second, though less significant happening, is that within political parties there is a more open discussion than ever before about do’s and don’ts, including constructive criticism of leaders. Then we have JKT’s adamant refusal to stay on as party Sec Gen, despite The Great Khan’s insistence. He put in his papers the moment the Supreme Adjudicators disqualified him.
Rule Britannia!
You can’t beat the Brits when it comes to use of language, and their national obsession with deploying the right term in the right place. A debate currently rages about what Meghan Markle’s title will be when she marries Prince Harry. Princess Henry she’ll have to be unless the Queen confers a dukedom on Harry. Then it’ll be the Duke & Duchess of Whatever. Another example of the Brits’ care with lingo has to do with that delightful Oxbridge tradition of Porters at the entrance to colleges. These gents can be heard shouting at undergraduates who walk across the lawn: “Get off the f…ing grass, Sir!” By tradition college staff always call an undergraduate ‘Sir’ though they never mean it!