All in a day’s work. All in a good cause…

AA: I can’t quite believe that I am taking part in a protest rally, on the edge of a golf course, near Eastbourne……..

“We shall not, we shall not be moved! We shall not, we shall not be moved!”

The crumblies and yummy mummies are throwing themselves into it with gusto. They have brought banners and placards with slogans such as: ‘Hands off our Club! Support Local Businesses! HMRC: Get Lost’ and others which are not so appropriate: ‘Down with Scumbag Brown!’ and ‘Death to Tax Inspectors!’

Mr Haliday is having a whale of a time. He has persuaded his customers family, neighbours and, even, the Vicar to join in. His wife has brought a BBQ and is happily making breakfast butties for us all.

Only Malcolm is like a fish out of water, skulking about at the back, in his best suit, waiting for the star guest to appear.

“What time did she say she would arrive?” he feverishly checks his watch

“She didn’t.”

“Then why are we here?”

“Because Mr Haliday is paying us,” I point out.

“I don’t do things just because someone pays me,” he sulks.

Why not? All the other partners do.

“You wanted to come.”

“Only because I thought we might be able to put our case to a future member of Parliament.”

And so we might, if she ever turns up. We lapse into silence, glancing around for signs of arrival.

“We’re not breaching any Law Society guidelines are we?” he says, suddenly.

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