Neil was an officer, Royal Marines I think. Therefore he probably
went to a minor public school and attended university.
Willie, on the other hand, was a sergeant in the SAS before
becoming a Sandbagger. Definitely lower class. Besides, Willie is in
a job he is comfortable with, for the moment, and doesn't want to
rise any higher. Which is good, because he probably wouldn't be
offered Neil's job if it came open. Only James Greenly appreciated
Willie's merit, but as Neil said Greenly was "exceptional."
> He's obviously more competent than Peele at just about anything.
No picking on Peele. He was a competent bureaucrat with a keen
political sense. This didn't stop him from being an upper-class twit,
a snob, a bore, a toady or a hack. But he did know his job.
Ken Crist
kayuucee@cfar.umd.edu