Did you ever wonder why we are so badly governed? I know the answer….…there are no cats in the House of Commons.
Instead this is the arrangement:
“The Commission has no plans to introduce a cat. The House Service includes a qualified pest controller, who monitors and controls pests on the parliamentary estate using humane and effective methods. In addition, an independent expert is employed to audit and advise on pest control, and inspections of catering areas are undertaken by the local council. The clear advice we have is that all effective measures possible are being taken, but that in a building such as the Palace, pests such as mice can only be controlled rather than eradicated.”
I’m sorry – get cats. They’re cheaper, friendlier, more cuddly and definitely civilising. And are recognised the world over as “independent experts” on pest control.
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2 comments:
I agree with you about cats in Parliament - after all I once worked for a Minister and there were serious mice problems in the basement of the old main building. More recently, I was at a function in the Jubilee Room, off Westminster Hall, when during the speech, a mouse crept up to a couple of the guests and then ran back - the cheek. The guests spent the rest of the evening wondering if the sandwiches on offer had been nibbled on. Of course this would not have happened if a cat had been around.
I quite agree. Though my two struggle to catch bits of string, let alone mice. But they are the key to a civilised existence.
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