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February 8, 2008
Barsetshire Chronicles
The county known sometimes on this blog as Barsetshire is witness to some exceptionally clever political tactics.
Afficionadoes will recall that Mrs Dumpling who used to run the libraries has now retired to Sicily handing over responsibility to Mr Dumpling who has always been head of the Barsetshire Parks department. Shortly before her departure Mr Dumpling put all the library books on park benches and changed the libraries into Recovery Centres for alcoholic teenagers. He also dismissed the librarians and was rewarded an honorary KGB by the Queen of England for his efforts .
The latest of these Recovery Centres, quite close to the Cathedral Close, cost many millions of pounds and has at last come under the scrutiny of a council scrutiny and scrutiny scrutiny. The date for this hearing has been fixed for a long time and the local newspapermen and newspaperwomen have been looking forward to it and even cancelled their holidays
Today's news is that the indefatigable Mr Dumpling has outflanked them all by inviting the Notorious Countess of Roger, who is herself a well known Trollope character, to open the new Recovery Centre on the same day as the council hearing. Mr Dumpling thus has managed to excuse himself for the day of difficult questions. This is taking place despite the fact that the new building has already been open for a long time. The people of the county are cross and unforgiving
Posted by Perkins at February 8, 2008 11:10 AM