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Fans of "Yes Minister" will no doubt have an idea as to how Sir Arnold and Sir Humphrey would have dealt with such matters.

"Arnold, thank you for this meeting."
"What meeting Humphrey?"
"I see. May I congratulate you on your chairmanship of the Legal Oversight Committee. What do you do?
"Three days a month for £245,000 a year. And may I congratulate you on your headship of the Solicitors Regulation Board. Do you know what you do?"
"Yes, there's a chap in the club who is a barrister, and after I'd got the job, I asked him. Apparently, my task is to give solicitors a hard time."
"So, you are a sort of Witch Finder General?"
"Apparently, we don't need as much evidence as a Witch Finder General. And that's the problem. Government can't tell us what to do, because we are totally independent, but we received informal guidelines that there was a firm they wanted prosecuting, closing down, mass strikings off, and millions in fines and costs."
"What went wrong Humphrey."
"We normally, rely on our 99.9% conviction rate, which is higher if they've actually done anything, but this lot fought the accusations and got off. Now they are making a stink about it. What shall I do Arnold?"
"My dear Humphrey, the first thing to do is to make sure that no one knows about it. The second is to cause a distraction. Accuse all solicitors of being institutionally racist and sexist. Insist that they prove their innocence."
"Now that Arnold is a brilliant idea. Would you like another drink?"

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