In the present febrile atmosphere in the UK, the most important thing is not to get mistaken for an MP travelling on expenses. That will lead the officials to cease acting as agents and start acting as citizens, and there are too many girders in airports over which ropes can be thrown to make this a comfortable prospect.
If you succeed in avoiding being mistaken for a travelling MP in the airport, the next most important thing is not to be mistaken for a cabinet minister when you check into the hotel. The mortality rate among cabinet ministers is extremely high right now. And finally, of course, whatever you do, do not get mistaken for the British Prime Minister, who is unfortunately Scottish, like you. That is a point of real danger. If you are roughly that age, with a square face, progressive jowls (that will be the only progressive thing about you) and a morose and suspicious expression on your face, a mob will assemble in no time. If you appear on a public platform, there are certain expressions best avoided. In fact, avoid these expressions while talking to the customs officials, or indeed anyone else, as they may arouse them to a fury of bloodlust. These expression include "faith", "decent", "my father", "honest", "heart", "women". Also "candour", "communities", "engagement" and above all the word "investment", as when we invest in our great public services. Do not express sympathy with the family of Jade Goody, and do not under any circumstances mention Sir Alan Sugar. These are dangerous times in the UK, and the innocent are confounded with the guilty and punished, every day. Don't be one of them! -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/-OT--Customs-tp23892808p23900061.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
