In Yes Minister it was once pointed out...
...to Jim Hacker that there were 2 excellent roads to Cambridge (M11) and Oxford (M40) from London for no apparent reason.
The reason proferred was that the leading civil servants were all Oxbridge-educated and wanted decent roads for the frequent dinners at their Alma Mater colleges.
Posted By: yarmyyarmy on July 23rd 2010 at 15:46:36
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- Was just reading OG's post about "Britain's magical waterland" (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 23, 15:39:45
- I come from quite a big. established farming family (General Chat) - pieman63, Jul 23, 16:05:37
- It isn't just the farmers. There's plenty of Old Money families in Norfolk (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 23, 16:23:15
- Up here is totally different - every piss ant place seems to have (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 23, 16:13:05
- I'm surprised you don't have the opposite attitude (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jul 23, 16:21:22
- far fewer people in Norfolk of course (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 23, 16:28:32
- I've read that a few times now (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jul 23, 16:35:32
- AREA ffs! (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 23, 17:02:49
- I've read that a few times now (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jul 23, 16:35:32
- far fewer people in Norfolk of course (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 23, 16:28:32
- I'm surprised you don't have the opposite attitude (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jul 23, 16:21:22
- it's pretty weird that it wasn't dualled for so long. are there any single carriageway (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 23, 16:09:25
- 11(?) miles worth from Barton Mills to Thetford (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 23, 16:13:48
- nine-mile section between Thetford and the Fiveways roundabout at Barton Mills (n/m) (General Chat) - Emma Leven, Jul 23, 16:24:06
- Can't wait (n/m) (General Chat) - Elaine Closure, Jul 23, 16:24:44
- nine-mile section between Thetford and the Fiveways roundabout at Barton Mills (n/m) (General Chat) - Emma Leven, Jul 23, 16:24:06
- Yep, which kind of negates the dualling of the reast. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 23, 16:10:53
- 11(?) miles worth from Barton Mills to Thetford (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 23, 16:13:48
- In Yes Minister it was once pointed out... (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 23, 15:46:36
- that's probably not far from the truth (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 23, 15:49:31
- I come from quite a big. established farming family (General Chat) - pieman63, Jul 23, 16:05:37
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