Summer holiday
It’s lovely to live in an attractive part of the world, though it can be a disadvantage if hordes descend upon it for their summer holiday. Generally, it’s the coastal regions that spring to mind, but there are other bucolic areas that attract holidaymakers.
I have no wish to mention the name of one particular American visitor to the unspoilt loveliness of the Cotswolds. He has as much right as anyone to a vacation, though I understand he has had several already since being appointed to his role as 2iC USA. He and his family and a large cohort of security ‘people’ have descended upon Dean, a picturesque hamlet in Oxfordshire. It and its environs are home to many slebs, including Jeremy Clarkson, David Beckham, Ellen DeGeneres, and former Prime Minister David Cameron. The locals are accustomed to seeing ‘famous’ faces and are unfazed by them.
However, 2iC’s advent has caused enormous disruption in the area, with public access being closed and local residents having to prove their identity as they attempt to go about their daily lives. Though it may only be for a few days, it has drawn attention to 2iC in a quite remarkable way, inflating his profile, as he travels from A to B in his 29-vehicle motorcade.
To put it into some sort of perspective, 1iC, the Orange One, has a circus of forty or fifty vehicles. Putin has around twelve vehicles and Xi Jinping about ten (in China) The French President has three to five vehicles, while the German Chancellor has around six. The Japanese Emperor has three to five vehicles, and the Dutch Prime Minister has one of two, or perhaps a bicycle.
As the UK Prime Minister fulfils his duties, his motorcade consists of four to six vehicles, though that number may increase for high-risk situations or state visits.
Meanwhile a typical Royal motorcade would involve between three and six vehicles, with more for state occasions and visits.
The question that comes all too readily to mind is whether 2iC is practising for a more significant role in the future?
I would be a very unhappy about 2ic US upsetting my town. The number of cars sounds absurd, which led me to see what the situation is here, for our PM, Governor General, Governors and Premiers. A blog post will appear in good time.
ReplyDeleteUgh let's hope not! I would be tempted to say keep him lol but that would just be unkind. I hate to say it, but they just seem to think they are entitled and the rest of us should bow down or move aside.
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