Good Night, SomersetKnive readers.
Today I want to talk to you about…now what was it again? Oh yes. Memories.
Memories can be very tricky things. Sometimes you can’t remember what it is you are trying to remember and at other times your memory is crystal clear.
I’ll always remember when I was Deputy Leader of Smalltown and Dullbridge (SaD) Town Council that my good friend and fellow BeFuddled Party Member, Squire Teflon, said to me. What was it he said? I can’t quite remember, but I’m sure it was something nice, because I seem to remember that Squire Teflon was a lovely chap who always agreed with whatever it was I was saying at the time.
I can’t remember him saying this to me, but he may well have done – “Cllr Fencesitter, your ability to keep yourself upright on your fence is legendary. Well done.” There. Do you see what I mean? He’s a lovely man.
When I first came up with the idea – I think it was my idea, can’t quite remember now, but I must have had an idea that was either this one or one that was quite similar – for The Neighbourhood Plan Wot I Wrote, Squire Teflon said it was the best idea I’d ever had. I think that’s what I can recall him saying.
I reciprocated by telling him that saving the White Elephant Enclosure for the Nation was an equally brilliant idea. I was proved right on that one, because the WEE has gone from strength to strength since then. Smalltown and Where-is-it-now (SaW) Town Council certainly hasn’t felt the need to look back on that one. Best decision I ever made. In fact, it was the only decision I can ever remember making.
Of course, sometimes the memory can play tricks. Before the last election I thought I’d promised voters that, if elected, the new BeFuddled Party candidates would be nothing like the Illiberal Party Councillors and would genuinely make decisions which would improve the lives of residents.
But that’s an example of a false memory. Since being elected the BeFuddled Councillors have not only been as bad as the Illiberals they’ve been worse. And I’m sure I would never have made a false promise, so the recollection I have must be wrong.
Of course, I’m very proud to be a BeFuzzled. We have such a long history of successes and have produced countless Prime Ministers who have been in power throughout some of Great Britannia’s proudest moments.
Who can forget our first BeFuddled Party leader, Paddy Whatsisname, who led the Country to victory in World War I? Or the great Jim F. Kennedy who oversaw the first moon landings until he was so sadly assassinated outside his apartment in New York.
More recently we’ve had a succession of leaders who have been so memorable that I can’t remember their names, until we have our current leader, errrm. Nope. Total blank. No. Don’t help me. I’ll get it in a minute. Is it Ed Balls?
Locally we’ve had a great year in control of Thisplace and Thatplace Urban Municipal Otherwise kNown As Lacklustre (TATUMAoNEAL) Town Council. You only need to look at our list of achievements to see what I mean. I’m not going to list them for you, not because I can’t remember, because I can’t, but because I’m sure you can all remember.
I can’t remember when we’ve had it better.