Originally Posted by
artee
But the judges will probably summon all their entitled arrogance and say "It's absurd to think that I would be influenced by... "
As will everyone. But does it pass the ‘pub test?’.
I might well be wrong, but I suspect the golden era of the Chairman’s Lounge may well be in its twilight.
There are very awkward questions for people in public realms to answer. And let’s face it - they can comfortably afford such travel out of their own pocket, so why should they need such extravagance?
Barry O’Farrell resigned as the Premier of NSW over the gift of a single bottle of Penfolds Grange. Value - maybe $1500. In that context, the fabled Chairman’s Lounge invite could very quickly become quite the poisoned chalice…