Why I love radio four
Two separate moments of hilarity on the today program.
1) An interview about the possible banning of transfats in school. The spokesman for the food industry said (naturally) that there was no need for regulation, that the industry was moving in that direction anyway and that the reports stating the dangers had been questioned. The interviewer then said "I'm reading Sir Humphrey Appleby's guide to how to stop legislation going through from Yes Minister and he claims you should always say that there's no need for regulation, that the industry is moving in that direction anyway and..."
2) An interview about learning foreign languages. A german spokesman straightfacedly describes English as the lingua franca for world business.
1) An interview about the possible banning of transfats in school. The spokesman for the food industry said (naturally) that there was no need for regulation, that the industry was moving in that direction anyway and that the reports stating the dangers had been questioned. The interviewer then said "I'm reading Sir Humphrey Appleby's guide to how to stop legislation going through from Yes Minister and he claims you should always say that there's no need for regulation, that the industry is moving in that direction anyway and..."
2) An interview about learning foreign languages. A german spokesman straightfacedly describes English as the lingua franca for world business.