The Chelsea Society is a local force for good....and much admired by the Dame.
But the Dame was shocked to read this BBC 'vieux beau' had been having a torrid affair with a Czech spy! She's no prude and what John got up to in foreign 5 star hotels at the taxpayer's expense is his business.
When the Dame was a young person in the City her roguish boss gave this sound advice..."there are times to lie low and times to lie loudly"
This is advice John should follow....
The Dame really does not want to read in her Daily Telegraph that philandering John had been seduced by some Femme Fatale spy.
"She met Simpson at the Tory Party conference in Brighton in 1980, where Margaret Thatcher gave her famous “the lady’s not for turning” speech. He was then the BBC’s political editor.
They began a relationship which proved stormy - she would, Simpson said, throw books at his head - and split up in 1982. Simpson said they never met again, but he heard of her “stellar progress” through the BBC ranks. “Teresa’s brilliance and good looks made her a figure of note in the BBC’s overseas service,”
Time John was put out to grass!
An ideal replacement would Guy Oliver. Guy led the campaign to save the Kensington Odeon.
Guy has the credentials...A trustee of SAVE; patron of the Sir John Soane Museum and many other community benefit organisations.
Simpson has a big ego and is getting old. Not surprised that he wants to puff his self image with a few lethargic boasts. Prat
ReplyDeleteDear Dame,
ReplyDeleteAre the Hornets now returning to their nest in order to furnish this most excellent blog with good harsh stingers. That most dreadful incident at the Hands of that Dylan creature is just too much for me to bear.
The Dame is overly harsh in her criticism of the dashing John Simpson.
ReplyDeleteIf all the senior men in the world who had engaged in an unsuitable affair, were made to resign; the corridors of power would be inhabited only by the ghosts of the great and the good. Dreadfully dull!
Even her aristocratic Ladyship must have a few sweet memories of long ago love affairs.
The Dame's memoirs are out of print but no doubt copies might be procured at the Worlds End Bookshop. They are not for the faint hearted
DeleteThough I respect your musings on many occasions, on my friend John Simpson you are entirely wrong. John is a great man and a superb reporter. He has done a sterling job for decades and is a deservedly respected and highly talented gent. I am glad to see you've managed to revive your publication and I hope you move your crusading ways back onto those who actually deserve calling out - e.g. the unctious and odious Shaun Bailey, the inept and incompetent Felicity 'Flicka' Buchan and the far-left fruitcake Emma Dent Coad amongst them.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the Dame takes prisoners. John does take himself terribly seriously and a little puncturing of his inflated ego will do him no harm. The Dame suggested that Guy Oliver should replace him. Now that is an excellent idea, Oliver is young, has a background in architecture and nearly saved the Odeon. It is a shame the Steeples Times did come to the rescue of the Hornet when under attack. This is North Kensington and Urban Dandy flew to her aid!
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