The fellows are in the middle of the discussion on how government can cut costs in this never-ending recession. The topic now, as they swirl and swig their drinkables and nibble the eatables, is on how the various senior Government officials can take the lead in the battle against the budget bulge. Smooch thinks that one other way that citizens can get their money's worth is if the sporting facilities at the MPs village were open to a few more people, like the honourable maids and the honourable gardeners of the honourable MPs. In fact it should be such that these honourable members of the parliamentarian support services should be permitted to bring along members of their extended families. For as long as they can vouch for their health, Smooch doesn't really see any problem with maids or gardeners bringing members of their families for a dip in the pool and a spot of tennis in the court.
"If we are serious about a healthy nation by 2016 then we should start now," he says. "Swimming and tennis are the best and healthiest means of exercise. Legale ga re itse because we don't have them in our two-roomed SHHA plots!" "I can see the value of letting out pools and courts to the extended family. It will have a multiplier effect where each member of the extended family teaches another to swim or to play tennis.
