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Business Day, Letters, Johannesburg, 29 June 2005
=Happy camper=

The editor knows perfectly well that camps form an integral part of politics and, much more often than not, are based on common ambitions to influence the course of policy (by winning, naturally enough) and not, as claimed, to eradicate ideas and morality from public life.

His faux naif column (June 27) on David Gleason’s sacking is, in fact, standard campspeak. Particularly good is the “I don’t even know these chaps’ telephone numbers” line. I’ll file that away for future use.

You’ve been rumbled, sir, but never mind. All the most interesting editors are campanistas, just as all the best columnists are bonkers. I’ll miss Gleason.

Pretoria**
 * John Howell


 * From: http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/opinion.aspx?ID=BD4A61852