Interesting, Bluesman, just whose lines from the past you seem to be copying. It tells us what you really are.

Jeri, in the best tradition of nicknaming, "Mither" (which is a Scottish term for whining or moaning) is Mather. Previous attempts at me are feeble, but "Rumpole of the Volvo" is quite good. I hereby adopt it and will get it put on at least one Volvo numberplate. "FFS" ("Fugitive from Sanity") is GFS. Maybe we should have a thread on it like the Mudcat spoof thread titles tradition.

You will hardly ever find a solicitor who will tell you that most litigation turns on the merits of the case. Most will tell you of "the risks of litigation", particularly since the Woolf reforms buggered up any idea of actually trying to apply the rules and get to the bottom of the facts or law.   Some will tell you that their brilliance may enable them to put one over by bending the rules and since the rules are not now properly enforced they may have a point. Another factor is that clients lie to their own lawyers which makes predicting the outcome very hard.   

Mither - your own words again "You seem to think that having a bob or two gives you a certain political view"