playing the world’s smallest violin
Rarely can a prime minister have been so grateful for the arrival of Parliament’s overly-long summer recess. Having been on the back-foot for what seems like an eternity I bet he couldn’t wait to show us a clean pair of heels in making a dash for Tuscany. Initially he had been conspicuous by his absence and blatantly avoided the subject like the plague before finally showing up to give shockingly evasive answers to any direct questions concerning the actual content of his many conversations with ol’ Rupe and his loyal minions.
The whole farce has further brought to the surface those known character flaws that he tries to cleverly conceal: a lackadaisical and cavalier approach to any level of detail; an ignorance to his own errors; a quickly deployed ability to distance himself from any actions which may have a negative effect; his reliance of his own powerful social clique and class.
That final point, however, beautifully raised its head again before the sun-cream will have had time to fully soak in. Having been told by an Italian waitress to go and get his own coffees can’t you just imagine Davey, Sammy and their security guards sitting round the table recreating the opening scene from Reservoir Dogs where they discuss the merit of tipping or not? Mr Pink (aka Dave Cameron) insulted by such a brash approach, starts playing the smallest violin in the world and rails against tipping for the coffees. This time he gets his way, pays for the 3.1 Euro bill with a 50 Euro note and storms off with a curled lip, ner a word of thanks and certainly no tip!
Mind, if it’s not bad enough that he didn’t even leave the loose change, what about the fact that the Tuscan villa he’s renting comes in at a cool £9,700.00 per week? All in it together eh? Blood not boiling yet? Well, he’s also just announced another holiday that he’ll be taking in a couple of weeks, again in Tuscany at the villa made famous by Jamie Oliver, where he’ll have a trained staff of maids, gardeners and cooks. Let’s hope none are paid the minimum wage and expect a tip to make ends meet.
