Tuesday, April 09, 2019
Through the glass cat flap
They are right when they say that these sort of feline distractions are absolutely necessary when faced with the incompetence and chaos of Parliament and government ministers. In fact, even the allegedly lazy Larry is most probably performing better than his ministerial colleagues:
Cats have long cosied up to the powerful – not because they are the devil’s emissaries on earth (although they definitely are, just look at their eyes), because of their peerless killer instinct. That is why they were deified in ancient Egypt. The corridors of Whitehall might hold nothing more menacing for Evie than a large mouse or Chris Grayling, but in the time of the Pharoahs, cats could be relied upon to protect their humans from poisonous serpents. How Theresa May must wish they could do the same for her with the snakes in her own cabinet.
As a reward, they were worshipped as gods. Bastet is perhaps the most famous example; the defender of the sun god Ra, she is usually sculpted in black alabaster. The aloof expression and innate sense of superiority that radiates from the domestic cat is a perfect fit for a goddess, looking down her nose at humanity for all of time. Not only did she protect, Bastet was also a symbol of fertility – I’m sure Andrea Leadsom would approve – although it probably had more to do with cats’ reputation as floozies rather than any “tangible stake” they have in the future as a result of their kittens.
Of course, this status wasn’t all good news – thousands of mummified cats have been found in tombs, where they continue to serve their masters in the afterlife. No such fate awaits Evie and Larry. They will outlast their political contemporaries: Larry is already on his second prime minister, and given the mess we are in, it won’t be long before a third moves in. At a time when the country is going to the dogs, it should be no surprise to see cats stealing the limelight.
Of course, in the modern world cats such as Larry, Gladstone and Palmerstone have amassed their own following through Twitter, and other social media. It is no exaggeration to say that in many cases these feline workers are more famous than the politicians who serve them, sorry...work with them.
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Not a cat-astrphy then in Parliament. Maybe the cat voters could promote Evie to become PM, cannot do any worse !!! LoL
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