I was at this skills & training event in east London, and a former work colleague I hadn't seen for 7 or 8 years recognised me. The only thing about her I remembered, was that she was an English graduate from Kingston University.
"Hey Banti! Great to see you after all this time! How have you been?"
"I've been great! How have you been?"
"I've been good too, I see the years have been kind to you, how come you look younger than I remember you?"
Great line, flattery always works - especially with an ego like mine - but it's not a line everyone uses, so I thought, 'Hmm brainy', and I went with, "Oh, you should see the portrait in my attic."
It went down like a lead balloon. She didn't get it. Neither did her entourage.
Turns out, you can get a degree in English with just 'Of Mice And Men' and 'To Kill A Mockingbird' these days... Gove and now his successor have such an uphill battle on their hands...
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