A question which has been bugging me, and I would like the answer to, is What Price Levy? Today in the The Sunday Times it is announced that we have reached the end game in what Tony Blair describes as "this ghastly business". This may be the case, but it is by no means certain that it is drawing to a close. Who is refereeing this match? It appears that it keeps going into extra time. One of the key players, Michael Levy, keeps shouting "foul". Firstly, he alleges that neither the Red Team Captain, Tony Blair, nor the rest of the team, appreciate his skills. What is he looking for? What would satisfy him? I would like to hear what his price is. Secondly, he claims that the crowd are booing him, and being racist, calling him a jew. As we go into half-time, the Boys in Blue are tight lipped about the draw, and Michael Levy is outside the changing room unable to gain access to the huddle going on inside. Tony Blair strums on his guitar, and Michael Levy is fuming when he hears Tony Blair sing, "I hear you knocking, but you can't come in".
In the 1970's, I met the Krays accountant, and part-time chauffeur, Leslie Payne, in Lewes Prison. He received a light sentence by doing a deal with the police. Will any of Tony's players cut and run? Michael Levy is feeling the cold outside, the weather has turned frosty. Will the Blue Team invite him in and offer him a sweet cup of tea and a cigarette? This show of warmth tends to have the effect of encouraging people to pour the hearts out. There are examples in America where a crime boss gets immunity from prosecution if he fingered enough of the other key players, and a bonus if the capo di tutti was brought to justice. The Boys in Blue favour the classic military pincer movement, it is squeezing quite a few political balls. This is not a level playing field, and the Boys in Blue have got a lot of wind against them. They are getting fed up of the dirty tactics from the Red Team, who are considering taking their ball home and not playing anymore. The Boys in Blue have one trick left up their sleeve, that is, appealing to the crowd for their verdict. From the Red Team's changing room comes another song, "There's a whole lot of shaking going on...".
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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