Three-Month Rule The rule is clear: a minister whose gig Has ceased should wait at least three months before Receivingfrom the right-wing pressa big Emolument for words. Three months or more Elapsing was no sweat for Boris J: Month meant a day for Telegraph largesse, Or just ten mins when Daily Mail could pay. Narrating tales of others who'd transgress The three-month rule, a watchdog chair said they Had been befuddled, even though they too Ran government (in constant disarray) Until they left ... I'd craft the rule anew: Let three months be when ministers can get Ejected if not unbefuddled yet! (First published in Light on 28st July, 2025 as one of the Poems of the Week. Story here) |
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