I found this comment by Greg Lee in the AFr highly amusing:
"Peter Costello's assertion that the onus is on potential Reserve Bank of Australia appointees to give an undertaking as to their fitness for appointment vis-a-vis their financial dealings smacks of Sir Desmond Glazebrook's method in Yes, Minister for identifying and dealing with possible wrongdoing in the City of London finance district: "A chap takes a chap to lunch at his club and asks a chap straight out if there's anything a chap should be aware of. A chap would then take a chap at his word".
I remember this episode well, and the bumbling Sir Desmond.
"Very courageous decision Minister. Very courageous."
Where are the current versions of this very clever comedy?
"The Office" comes close.
GarryK
"Peter Costello's assertion that the onus is on potential Reserve Bank of Australia appointees to give an undertaking as to their fitness for appointment vis-a-vis their financial dealings smacks of Sir Desmond Glazebrook's method in Yes, Minister for identifying and dealing with possible wrongdoing in the City of London finance district: "A chap takes a chap to lunch at his club and asks a chap straight out if there's anything a chap should be aware of. A chap would then take a chap at his word".
I remember this episode well, and the bumbling Sir Desmond.
"Very courageous decision Minister. Very courageous."
Where are the current versions of this very clever comedy?
"The Office" comes close.
GarryK
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