Thursday talk

Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit

Why did they sell?

1 For many, the talk about the expenditure for providing suitable vehicles for those in government is much ado about nothing. They say the real question is why members of the previous administration were allowed to go home with the fleet, and thus leaving the incoming administration with no alternative but to acquire new ones.

State ride for girlfriend

2 Word on the street is that one member of the government has a fleet of five! And with the arrival of the new ones, one of the older vehicles has been assigned to the girlfriend and another to a member of the security detail.

Orange vs Green

3 Following news of alleged surreptitious recordings, some in the Orange Camp are calling for the wholesale removal of those in positions of confidence with known sympathies to the Greenhouse. They say to continue keeping sympathisers in key positions is to continue courting disaster.

Who are the owners?

4 Some on the inside are questioning whether or not the $8-million apiece SUVs have other owners. They hope the papers can be checked for real ownership.

More than voice!

5 Story doing the rounds is that the confiscated devices turned up a lot more than voice recordings! Some say among the stuff found were racy male-on-male porn and love notes and letters to other males.

Out again

6 Now that the one normally reticent to appear in public or for private events has been busy turning up everywhere, those in the know are wondering what is afoot. Those who know are not talking and those who are talking don't know.

Borrowed items

7 The event was billed as a premier event supposedly to honour achievers. It turned out to be a walk of shame for one of the organisers who left with escorts. Word is, the individual in question has been going around town borrowing, but months after the supposed events, the items were not returned.