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Category: patronising

  • being made a patron

    Apparently patronising is the word to use to describe what someone does as a patron. For example, if the Queen became patron of a Hospital, she will patronise that hospital. But will the hospital also patronise her in the same way that someone who is made a saint is canonised, or do we have to…

  • an attitude of platitudes

    It will all come out in the wash. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. You’ll feel better after a nice cup of tea. God’s in control. These are all platitudes. Platitudes may or may not be true. But they are patronising statements that trip off our tongues almost by-passing our brains and they take…

  • being patronised

    For Father’s Day (which I feel is more of a ‘hallmark holiday’) I received a large Toblerone (yum) and a book. I have already finished the Toblerone, which I really enjoyed, and I am really enjoying the book. It’s called ‘1980-81 The Greatest Season In Ipswich Town’s History’. It came in a limited edition sleeve…