MONDAY
Mr Maude stormed out of his Still A Very Long Way To Go Sub-Group meeting this morning. Normally, he is the only one who enjoys these but Nigel says that JRI (as the ‘Jonathan Ross Inquest’ must be referred to round the office) is really pushing him to the edge.
Confused: the briefing on Saturday was that Dave’s appearance on — well, on that TV show — had been a triumph.

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