Helena Handbasket

By Tivoli

She's only been and gone and done it!

If I remember correctly there is a scene in the original 1967 animated film of The Jungle Book when Colonel Hathi asks for volunteers and all those not wishing to be selected take a step backwards leaving just one elephant in front apparently having volunteered. This is exactly how a bottle of shampoo became the British elephant in the room Prime Minister, not by democratic vote but by all other contenders taking a step backwards. Brilliant!

So Britain will now hurtle backwards in time to 1973 and what other joys might we expect to see on this fun return to 'Greatness'?
- Imperial measurements? Yards? Gallons? Fahrenheit? Shillings? Groats? (Oh Groats! Yes please!)
- Great explorers? Jimmy Savile?
- The Empire? (India, can we have our ball back please?)
- Will Britain now assert its right to be individual and perform its daylight saving ritual out of step with Europe? Will it go one step further and declare it's very own C of Easter on a different date from all other Easters?

Presumably now Britain can sell any old gristle and call it 'sausage', or random solidified milk products and call them 'Brie'. I suspect the potential is endless.

Oh the giddy heights of being just like Turkey but smaller.

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