The liberal states, in the present situation, are the softies; the Fascist states are the toughies. And the toughies are always able to get away with murder until the softies become tough.

There has been an inordinate delay in starting work on the foot over bridge (FOB) with escalators in front of D.G. Vaishnav College on Poonamallee High Road in Arumbakkam. […] The FOB at P.H. Road, which is maintained by the state highways department, is one of seven similar facilities planned at various places in the city at a cost of Rs. 28 crore and being executed by the department.

After a while The Laird takes the little ones to bed and Adrian and I share holiday stories. “I went on a two-week Tiki Tour and ended up in Wellington,” he tells me.

I doubt I'll hold much sway with someone so powerful.