OVERHEARD IN HARRIS & HOOLE...

(An occasional feature)

24th April 2026

Myself, Mary Winterbourne, Tony of the Big Saloon and Frances 'Fanny' Dango got together this morning in Harris & Hoole. We had so much to celebrate!!! 

MARY WINTERBOURNE:  Gene this is a historic day. We have gathered to celebrate that the evil of assisted suicide will not be imposed on our nation.

GENE:  Yes Mary. Thank God. Now let us raise our drinks and have three cheers for the House of Lords.

ALL: Hip! Hip! Hooray!

GENE: Now let us raise our drinks and have three cheers for Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Richard Moth Archbishop of Westminster who led opposition to this evil bill.

ALL: Hip! Hip! Hooray!

GENE: Now let us raise our drinks and have three cheers for Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury, who so strongly opposed this evil bill.

ALL: Hip! Hip! Hooray!

GENE: Now let us raise our drinks and have three cheers for the kick up the ass the failure of this bill has delivered to Detterling and his pinko liberal ilk.

ALL: Hip! Hip! Hooray!

GENE: Now let us raise our drinks and have three cheers for the kick up the ass the failure of this bill has delivered to that silly old bat Esther Rantzen. 

ALL: Hip! Hip! Hooray!

GENE: 

ASSISTED SUICIDE

IT SHALL NEVER BE

NOT IN MERRIE ENGLAND

LAND OF THE FREE. 

ALL: (including waiters and baristas):   Hip! Hip! Hooray!