You Think You Know Someone
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She completed her Ph.D. whilst setting up her own successful investment house and met the Prime Minister through a mutual friend. She shared a smile and a few words with the Press and offered them a more detailed briefing on monetary policy at a less social time. The Press have dubbed her ‘Pretty Penny’ and say that, although she is unlikely to change history, she is a welcome addition to the PM’s rather grey entourage.
And finally in unrelated news, a world away from the opulence of high finance, is the struggling Foxdale Children’s Home. This is a very popular, privately funded children’s home that rehabilitates children with severe issues, including the brother of the man killed in the first attempted assassination of the Prime Minister. For the last 18 months, it has been facing closure through financial shortfall and it announced six weeks ago that it would close its doors at the end of the year.
A very happy owner said that ‘A mystery donor has just given a cheque for one million pounds, which will keep their doors open for a long time to come.’ The donor declined to be named, but simply said that he wanted to put the Fox back into Foxdale. Not believing his luck, a further anonymous donor, believed to be from the City, offered to finance the home for the next twenty years, if he agreed to change the name to The Colin Lewis Home for Crazy Shining Diamonds. He was only too pleased to agree.’
‘There’s a happy note to end the evening on.’
‘My name is Peter Jones.’
‘And my name is Amanda May Hewitt.’
‘Thank you for watching and goodnight.’
THE END
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J.B. Holman is a writer who has specialised in mastering the English language since the age of two. After humble beginnings as an administrator, the author has been a freelance advisor gaining privileged insight into the workings of arms manufacturers, consulting on confidential matters with HM Government, operating in war zones and helping develop the efficiency of the Police force. This is the fifth book J B Holman has written to date, with the author’s only regret being burning the previous four.
Hobbies include macramé, stilt walking, refereeing lacrosse, oriental cookery, making things up and dancing like a demon at hen parties.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to thank the wonderful and entirely ethereal Helena Ashakura for her support, friendship, intense inside knowledge and for leaking intimate information faster than a sieve full of politicians. Without her this work would have been entirely possible.
HELENA ASHAKURA
Ms Ashakura, psychologist and specialist in the workings of the secret service worked for ⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎ having spent ⬛︎ years as a ⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎ for ⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎ and ⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎. She conducted psychological evaluations on ⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎ and ⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎ during the ⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎⬛︎ affair. She believes in open government and complete freedom of information.