24.11.2009
The Tory tizz continues; have they nothing better to do?
We’ve made plain that we won’t devote valuable front page web-space to the infantile spats (a minority of) Wallasey Tory Councillors want because of their ’youthful’ fetish with the English language (of which, by the way, they don’t always seem to have too steady a grasp).
If we’re really pestered to respond to their silliness we might, instead, open a ‘Spot the error page’ to assist them in their improvement. On it we’ll comment on one Tory Cllr’s ‘Atlantic’ approach to punctuation; another’s inspired grammatical moments; and yet another’s novel approach to syntax and spelling.
But we will only do this in a kindly and helpful way. Indeed, these are not matters which would otherwise concern us at all, it’s not we who put them on the agenda; we are neither intellectual snobs nor self appointed grammarians – which seems to be their own latest wheeze. But if two or three Wallasey Tories want to put themselves in the grammatical spotlight we will feel duty bound to oblige them with a little fraternal help. It’s the least we can do.
But ‘Sorry Tories’ our front page is for the solid news that our readers have assured us distinguishes us favourably from your Tory-blues.
Amazing as always