Small beer is still beer

[caddyman]

I am in a state of grin right now, which contrasts nicely with yesterday's state of grumble.

The Parliamentary Question I was expecting and dreading did indeed arrive this morning. Complete, as feared, with comedy deadline.

I have, however, fulfilled a minor ambition today; one which only makes sense to someone who has worked as a UK civil servant in a headquarters building. Written PQs are deadly and fearsome things requiring that everything else is put on hold and a full and proper answer, devoid of any political content is provided together with background notes as necessary, for the Minister.

The PQ was along the lines,

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd July, Official Report, column 461W on housing revenue account, whether housing revenue account money may be used to fund the....(blah, blah).

For the first time in nearly twenty years in this God-forsaken pit, I was able to give a brief and appropriate answer with no background:

No.

Read it in Hansard on Thursday.

Unless I'm carted off to the Tower for taking the piss in the meantime.

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[thomryng.livejournal.com]

That, my dear sir, is a beautiful thing.