Gordon Brown to “guarantee everything”
Posted on October 21st, 2008 by Jackie Danicki
Anyone who might think this is over the top cannot have spent much time in the UK.
A government spokesman was keen to point out that the scheme does not cover just financial guarantees. “It’s really everything. In a trial in the midlands, we guaranteed everything from a senior citizen’s gall bladder operation to the timely running of the 8.15 to Birmingham New Street. We’re also working with CERN to guarantee the existence of the Higgs boson. We’re keen to help people find the guarantee that’s right for them. We can’t know about everything people need from central government, that’s why we’ve set up regional centres where people can come in and discuss their needs with a trained advisor.”
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OK, I did only just get up, and maybe I spent too much time in the UK, but when I just read that, I actually thought it was real. Seriously. Had to follow the link to find out otherwise.
All it would take is a bit more context - a scheme with a dumb name to which the “everything” refers- really!
“We’re keen to help people find the guarantee that’s right for them. ”
And if the people find those guarantees (oops, there it is, down the back of the sofa…all the time), will the central government deliver them?
I suggest someone in said government spends some time witha a dictionary, looking up the word ‘guarantee’.
Mind you, having spent some time using the trains in Australia now, I do have to say that I wish I was on the 8.15 from New Street……