Diary of a Notting Hill nobody
Tamzin Lightwater's unique take on the week
We’re also trying to find Dave a ‘personal poverty angle’. This is tricky. Cancellation of his lasagne supper due to pasta shortages at Waitrose was ‘a good start’, Jed says, but we need something more ‘gritty’. Don’t think Sam will be too happy to hear that she may have to be laid off from Smythson’s in a terrifying slump in leather desk tidy sales.
Thursday
Am still confused about 10p tax row. Why can’t we join with Labour rebels and vote to reverse Brown’s Evil Attack on The Poor? Wonky Tom says we ‘can’t just agree with a load of lefties, even if what they’re proposing would rescue people on the bread line. It’s the principle of the thing.’
Had to sit through another local elections ‘Expectation Management’ meeting with Mr Pickles. Yawn! Can’t believe anyone really buys this stuff about us being so brilliant we can’t possibly win any more seats.
On a more sensible note, we’ve had a tremendous response to our poverty memo. MPs queuing up to tell us about alimony payments, school fees, holiday homes, dining clubs and race horses they can no longer afford. People of Britain — we share your pain!
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