(Nicola calls both Glenn and Ollie into her office to discuss her policy as the new head of DoSAC.)
My primary focus is social mobility, that's very much my -- my Big Thing.
Right.
And I suppose I'm telling you that, really, partly to get your take on it and also so that you can, you know, start spreading the news and printing the posters and, uh, you know, fire up the turbo chargers, set the phases to equality: It's Murray time!
The thing is – and Ollie, please correct me here if I'm wrong.
I will certainly do that.
Social mobility, making people richer, costs money.
Yes, and we don't have any of that, really.
Right.
I mean, if you speak to Nick at the Treasury he will tell you the same, only with his annoying lisp.
What you're telling me is that basically I'm gonna be a woman with a computer and some pens.
Well, it's just a pen budget.
I mean, I have about as much real power as those twats who sit either side of Alan Sugar.
Well – Yes.
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