Friday Flash
I did this quickly - on a Facebook post about the government burying bad news -
Bad News
"What we need," said the government PR guru, "is some really bad news."
"Bad news?" the Prime Minister said, "we've got tons of bad news!"
"No what I meant was we need to bury our bad news under worse news."
"Go on." The Prime Minister leant forward with a hawkish expression.
"Well, if a loved celebrity dies, or a boat sinks, or there's a massive fire, all the news will focus on that and we can quietly announce these policies. So let's wait for an opportune moment."
"I have a better idea," the Prime Minister said as he sat back and steepled his fingers, "let's engineer some worse news. Who would you say the proles would miss more, a pop star or a comedian?" He picked up the black ops phone and pressed the speed dial. "Hello? We have some wet work for you..."
Bad News
"What we need," said the government PR guru, "is some really bad news."
"Bad news?" the Prime Minister said, "we've got tons of bad news!"
"No what I meant was we need to bury our bad news under worse news."
"Go on." The Prime Minister leant forward with a hawkish expression.
"Well, if a loved celebrity dies, or a boat sinks, or there's a massive fire, all the news will focus on that and we can quietly announce these policies. So let's wait for an opportune moment."
"I have a better idea," the Prime Minister said as he sat back and steepled his fingers, "let's engineer some worse news. Who would you say the proles would miss more, a pop star or a comedian?" He picked up the black ops phone and pressed the speed dial. "Hello? We have some wet work for you..."
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