Sunday, April 04, 2010

The End of the Party

I am reading, "The End of the Party", by Andrew Rawnsley. I am enjoying it; a lot to share from the book, but here is one line which stood out. Just imagine you're in the middle of big launch, campaign and planning & red-tape stops your way.

The military didn't like Gordon Brown's presence there. "When you're fighting a war, you don't want the bean counter sitting in the corner telling you what you can't spend,"said one senior military officer.