perish the thought

Westminster is a complete turn-off for many of us, as for voting for it, perish the thought! TREFOR DAVIES Llanfrothen, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd

AL FRESCO THOUGHTS: IT may be a case of perish the thought at the moment but Northumberland Tourism is asking for your suggestions on what makes the perfect picnic.

Perish the thought that an umpire should believe that a team is cheating and actually do something about it.

What next, a cut in the chief executive salary, the consultants, the doctors' pay, perish the thought, no, charge the sick, the older population, the vulnerable or disabled.

If every windfarm application currently before Scotland's planning committees was approved - perish the thought - it would not close down a single conventional power station.

And I am not sufficiently vain to imagine that anyone would be remotely interested to know that I have enjoyed such-and-such a television programme or am supping a latte (perish the thought - what's wrong with a cuppa?) in an overpriced coffee bar.

Strangely Tevez's grasp of English has always seemed to be perfectly fine when it has come to the phrase 'would you like another thousand in your weekly wage packet, Carlos?' And you might call me a cynic (perish the thought) but I would suggest that Mr Tevez may have offered his apology when one of his advisers pointed out that by refusing to take the field he might be risking City deciding against paying him his wage.

Perish the thought, comrade, we're not here for self-aggrandisement - though for me he seems to wear that self-imposed hair shirt rather too comfortably.

And perish the thought they would actually finish in the top two, fluke their way through the semi final and meet either Bristol or Exeter in a two-legged final.

If we are not mindful, we could see the end of great British bangers, and bacon as we know it, not to mention crispy crackling covered roasts - perish the thought!

Although the majority of car drivers behave perfectly responsibly, a significant minority seem to resent any situation in which they may need to behave with consideration, courtesy or, perish the thought, patience.

And, to accommodate this new entrant, a significant number of games I will actually (perish the thought) be attending, have been moved to times and dates which will severely inconvenience me and thousands of others.

Perish the thought ( like Wolves, Preston North End and Barnsley they are a great name from the distant past but no more, aren't they?

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