......when first we practise to deceive. "
It is apparently only rumour that SWT are considering using this line of poetry as their new motto. But it's possible they may be scouring anthologies for a different line which includes words like 'equivocate' and 'wriggle' and even 'self-destruct'.
Judging from some of the comments reported to have come from their director in the last week, they have a touching faith in fairy tales. One of the symptoms is to look round for the least reliable witnesses and put all your trust in what they say. If he had done any primary school playground duty it would have taught him a little more caution.
I can just imagine what the burly local police sergeant would have said if he'd received a call:
'Officer those girls over there are not talking about the right thing. Can you help me restore order.'
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