She added: ‘He’s quite phlegmatic about it. He’s fine, although a bit nonplussed to be robbed outside the Mansion House, of all places.
It’s quite shocking.
‘He was wearing his full regalia, tights and everything.
‘Some of the most senior bods in the City of London police are looking into it.’Really? How nice. I doubt he'd get more than a crime number if he was Joe Bloggs...
Fair play to the old duffer for seeing them off. I so want something like this to happen to one of those in the Judiciary who belives that justice is best served by giving out "one more chance" though
ReplyDeleteHe got of lightly. The real big muggers were at dinner with him.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, how sad, never mind.
ReplyDeleteIt's a pity the muggers didn't target Ken Clarke who was also at the banquet.
ReplyDeleteSome of the most senior bods in the City of London police are looking into it.’ !! Just about sums up our them and us society don,t it
ReplyDelete- Iansere, UK, 21/7/2012 4:22
Quite.
"The real big muggers were at dinner with him."
ReplyDeleteVery true.
"It's a pity the muggers didn't target Ken Clarke who was also at the banquet."
Ooooh, I'd have paid good money to witness that!
Perhaps they would get a result if they stopped the "senior bods" of the police from looking into it, and let a real copper do the job ?
ReplyDeleteJohn
But it was a bit off when some passer-by offered to hold their coats while they set about the poor old Cocklecarrot.
ReplyDeleteOh, by the way Snr. Cuntstruck, there's absolutely nothing wrong with 'old duffers'!