Courtesy of artist Phil Burns of AnElephantCant, this is a rendering of Finance Secretary John Swinney being harangued by a Single Outcome of his own creation – but in this instancee, Burns describes the creature as a Single Outcome No Agreement.
(We think Barry Humphries should be told that Sir Les Patterson is moonlighting as a Single Outcome. Dame Edna might have something to say about that.)
This adds wonderfully to an unexpected sequence of responses to a cry of anguish from For Argyll on the impenetrable abuse of language which is used to fail to describe what a Single Outcome Agreement actually is.
Brian Cairnduff, also of AnElephantCant, who was the messenger delivering Phil Burns vision of such an outcome, said:
‘Phil is not absolutely clear on the distinction between an outcome and an income. He is an artist. He has never seen either.
He does know the difference between a single and a double. He is an artist.
He does not know an agreement from a plate of haggis and strawberries. Trust me. He is my business partner.
He drew this for you. One creepy creature (or single outcome, no agreement) and the Scottish Parliament’s Finance Secretary.
Phil is not absolutely clear on the distinction between a creepy creature (or single outcome, no agreement) and a Finance Secretary. He is an artist. He has never seen either.
Thank you for your patience and support and for reminding us not to take ourselves too seriously’.
Good heavens! I was about to check on my schoolboy flannels, now I’m not so sure. I would think that any outcome I may have trapped might not be in agreement and so will look a bit like the one depicted. Maybe I’ll be needing a dram first.
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