This article reminded me of a story told to me about 20 years ago by a colleague. My colleague had the job of looking after Roy Jenkins (a former deputy leader of the Labour Party) on a visit to our university. As part of a conversation, my friend asked Roy what he thought of Kenneth Clark, then a member of John Major's cabinet. 'Oh!' cried Roy, 'The man is a complete oik!' (An uncouth or obnoxious person, OED.) Nothing, you note, about Clark's politics or ability to run a government department.
This article reminded me of a story told to me about 20 years ago by a colleague. My colleague had the job of looking after Roy Jenkins (a former deputy leader of the Labour Party) on a visit to our university. As part of a conversation, my friend asked Roy what he thought of Kenneth Clark, then a member of John Major's cabinet. 'Oh!' cried Roy, 'The man is a complete oik!' (An uncouth or obnoxious person, OED.) Nothing, you note, about Clark's politics or ability to run a government department.
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