Presuming this was recommended to John Shelton as something
for American consumption; it won't fly! Precious
(read: quaint) went out of style with Agatha Christie.

At 17:24 17 March 2004, Jim.Lynchehaun wrote:
Idea for a story:

Jac Lynch had more than his fair share of problems
when working for the
Pee-Bag Company. When he left his job he agreed to
have the Corporate
Ombudsman of Pee-Bags's American parent company review
his case. What
started out as a human resources issue, became a security
crisis when the
American parent company identified Jac as a potential
terrorist. Now, the
British Prime Minister is faced with the prospect that
a glider pilot may be
intending to use a glider as a weapon against the interests
of his former
employer. How can the PM pacify the Americans? Could
foot-and-mouth disease
provide the answer? British intelligence don't believe
Jac is a terrorist.
So sceptical are they of the American 'concerns' they
do nothing to prevent
Jac working as an IT Technician at East Kirby Grammar
School for Girls. The
Member of Parliament for East Kirby - having had the
situation brought to
his attention - is less than convinced. He voices his
misgiving at the
highest level, but is overruled on the grounds of national
security. Jac,
meanwhile, is struggling to work out how 'national
security' can be
improved by the intelligence services assisting the
Pee-Bag Company to
nobble his case at the Employment Tribunal. It gets
much worse before it
gets any better.

What do you think?