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Quotes-Sauce for the Goose: A primer on legal clichés; by Alexander Chandler KC; June 24, 2

Sat, 18/04/2026 - 1:34pm — Carol

Sauce for the Goose: A primer on legal clichés
By Alexander Chandler KC
June 24, 2020

Headings:

  • Stacking shelves at Tesco
  • Sauce for goose is sauce for gander 
  • Cutting one’s coat according to one’s cloth
  • Meal ticket for life
  • Copper bottomed assets and the plum duff
  • Marital acquest

 

 

 

“Conclusion


No advocate, however eloquent, can avoid using clichés altogether. However, we would all do well by resisting the temptation to resort to such easy, hackneyed phrases as “sauce for the goose”, “cutting one’s coat/ cloth” or “meal ticket”.

In Politics and the English Language Orwell proposed six rules which, if anything, apply more forcefully now than they did 70 years ago:

Fighting fascism: why I have joined a new political party of the Left | George Orwell | published: The New Leader 24 June 1938

Mon, 28/07/2025 - 1:09pm — Carol

 

Fighting fascism: why I have joined a new political party of the Left


By George Orwell

Perhaps it will be frankest to approach it first of all from the personal angle.

I am a writer. The impulse of every writer is to “keep out of politics.”

What he wants is to be left alone so that he can go on writing books in peace.

But unfortunately it is becoming obvious that this ideal is no more practicable than that of the petty shop-keeper who hopes to preserve his independence in the teeth of the chain-stores.

To begin with, the era of free speech is closing down.

Protect ALL of the people from the will of SOME of the people. Democracy not electoral dictatorship, majority rule within framew

Sat, 31/08/2019 - 1:51pm — Carol

In 1997, when I tutored on the Constitutional Law course at Liverpool Uni and was only ever a chapter of the book ahead of my students, the chapter on “Conventions” floored me. Coming from Germany, this way of securing democracy seemed positively insane.

Renewing the Water Bounds at Truro....

Thu, 14/06/2018 - 2:15pm — Carol

RENEWAL OF THE WATER BOUNDS OF THE PORT OF TRURO

On Friday last, the water bounds of the port were renewed by the Town Council, according to ancient custom. The officers of her Majesty's Customs and other persons officially connected with the port, and some personal friends of the Town Council, were invited to take part in the proceedings. The party left the quay at nine o'clock, on board the "SYDNEY" steamer, and proceeded down the river to Messick Point, where the ancient practice of formally arresting one of her Majesty's lieges for the sum of GBP 999.19s.11 1/4 d. was gone through and the necessary bail for his appearance at the Court of Record was accepted. The other usual forms were also observed, and the boundary marks were renewed on a rock near the point.

The steamer then proceeded to the Mylor or opposite bank of the river, where the arresting was again proceeded with, and the necessary bail put in for an appearance. The boundary marks T.B. were also made at this spot, when the party returned to the steamer, and had a pleasant cruise through the harbour, and beyond the Black Rock. After this, they returned to

Shoaib M Khan on Twitter: "Lord Bingham: "Which of these rights would we wish to discard? Are any of them trivial or unnecessary

Sun, 04/10/2015 - 9:41pm — Carol

Siraj Datoo on Twitter: "Update: The Cabinet office FOI officer got back to those who asked for evidence of Corbyn's national se

Sun, 04/10/2015 - 9:10pm — Carol

"Please change your fingerprints at next login"

Fri, 25/09/2015 - 12:54pm — Carol

Just imagine UK media headlines if Russian President called a leading opposition party threat to national security?

Mon, 14/09/2015 - 8:59pm — Carol

 


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