Is it me ?
TBE PARTNERSHIP WITH THRINGS
Over the years , John Davies ' Is it me ? has become a favourite of The Business Exchange for its wit and camaraderie . This time , John ' defines the decade ' that was 2013-2023 ...
One night Anita had a dream , to build a publication , The finest business mag in town , indeed within the nation . She took the plunge , accepted risk and published TBE , And ten years on through much success it ’ s 2023 !
So where did all those years go , what happened in that space ? Perhaps I can remind you , its been a weird place ! In Europe we had Brexit , it brought us so much fun , With families not speaking , and queuing for some sun .
The world closed down and nothing moved , bar Hancock ’ s roaming hand , But in this world of misery there was one promised land . A place with booze and parties and snogging , yes , Amen ! No not Club Tropicana , but rather Number 10 !
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Dave Cameron , he kicked it off , he gave as all the vote , Thinking he ’ d shove Brexit down the Nigel Farage throat . But when the votes came flooding in , with Europe cast away , The old Etonian sauntered off and left Theresa May !
The ABBA dancing premier picked up the poisoned job , And tried her best to calm our friend , the man that is Rees-Mogg . It wasn ’ t long before Ms May was facing her own swansong , As lurking in the shadows was the hay haired Boris Johnson .
“ At last !” old Boris shouted on his way to Downing Street , A dream fulfilled , a mandate large , he ’ d really found his feet . With Carrie proudly at his side he thought “ I ’ m sitting pretty ’, But one thing he hadn ’ t banked on were the germs in Wuhan City .
As TBE reported , Coronavirus spread , The world went into panic , we thought we ’ d all be dead . What did we do to combat this ? What was our driving goal ? A cure , perhaps protection – no we hoarded toilet roll .
So our Editor Anita was on to PM four , As out went Boris Johnson and Liz Truss walked through the door . And what a month Liz gave us with Kwasi there in tow , Millions wiped off pensions , the pound at all-time low .
Outlasted by a lettuce PM five was on the way , Good old Rishi Sunak arrived to save the day ! But Kier ’ s in the background , as Labour gather pace , And don ’ t write off the Libs or Greens , the South West think they ’ re ace !
For balance Labour ’ s had its woes , Ed Milliband bereft , As bearded Jezza Corbyn championed the hard left . Election looms , the people ’ s choice , how will the parties fare ? One thing you can be sure of , TBE will be write there .
I really need more time and space , for what of Donald Trump ? Of Vladimir Putin , petrol prices at the pump ? North Korea ’ s missiles , our winning Lionesses , And women in Afghanistan now banned from wearing dresses ?
I must just mention one more thing , a gem of TBE , A column of such wit and grace , of course it ’ s “ Is It Me ?” Thank you for allowing me to whinge and whine in print , I ’ m really looking forward to another ten year stint !
John Davies , Senior Corporate Partner , Thrings e : jdavies @ thrings . com t : 01793 412634
Post Script
Above the age of twelve a human shouldn ’ t wear those Crocs , Just sort your blinkin ’ lives out and go and buy some Docs . Get yourself some trainers or nice shoes or even wellies , For no adult should walk around in things that look like jellies .
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