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Martin, I'm glad you found the evening worthwhile but I'm truly astonished you didn't know what evening dress was.
I think the time has come for youngsters, and adults, to have some financial education forced down their unwilling throats alongside cookery lessons. Maybe you and Jamie could join forces, like Morecambe and Wise.
Were you invited because you're the owner of MSE or because you're a Governor of the London School of Economics ?
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I believe I was invited due to the financial literacy initiative in my MSE not LSE role
As for food. It was fab. Here's the menu with XXXXs marking the dishes I've forgotten...
Goats cheese and beetroot starter
A course of XXXXXXXXXXXX
Then Sloe berries sorbet, ~
Then beef fillet and potatoes gratin
Then raspberry compot, apple crumble and xxxxxxx
Then coffee and petit fours
Each with an accompanying whine (though I only had one glass as early GMTV the next day)
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Martin, I'm glad you found the evening worthwhile but I'm truly astonished you didn't know what evening dress was.
I think the time has come for youngsters, and adults, to have some financial education forced down their unwilling throats alongside cookery lessons. Maybe you and Jamie could join forces, like Morecambe and Wise.
Were you invited because you're the owner of MSE or because you're a Governor of the London School of Economics ?
Just to clarify, I've always been to black tie events, and have no issue with that, yet formal white tie with tails, white waistecoat, bow-tie and shirt studs is beyond me.
Martin Lewis, Money Saving Expert.
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I believe I was invited due to the financial literacy initiative in my MSE not LSE role
As for food. It was fab. Here's the menu with XXXXs marking the dishes I've forgotten...
Goats cheese and beetroot starter
A course of XXXXXXXXXXXX
Then Sloe berries sorbet, ~
Then beef fillet and potatoes gratin
Then raspberry compot, apple crumble and xxxxxxx
Then coffee and petit fours
Each with an accompanying whine (though I only had one glass as early GMTV the next day)
You were whining over each course
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You say in your blog - "blinkered politicians still DON’T introduce compulsory financial education, or even commit to introducing it in schools." I agree that this subject could always be given more time and emphasis within the curriculum but there is a strong element of financial education included in PSHE which is a compulsary part of the curriculum.
Who paid for the 'posh nosh'? Was it the poor taxpayer again or were there contributions by the attendees. I'm not being a Scrooge or anything just trying to equalise things! Though MSE does look like he needs a good feed!!
On a kighter note Martin definitely looked like the bees knees in his outfit.
Martin, that sounds like a lot of food; did you practise good moneysaving and take a doggybag? Did you get any freebies or goodie bags? Did you get the clothes free/discounted?
With regards to the attire: looked as tasty as the menu.
Another *regular* thinking you looked good, Martin! And your blog was so sweet ... but like SandraScarlett above, sad to think of you wandering about like a little lost boy! Glad someone helped you out - but just think, no matter how responsible they are, not one of them has a voluntary email base of over two million. You're Da Man!
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How the other half live eh! Still I suppose it provides employment for a lot of people in the background. There used to be a GCE called Family Economics but I expect it's all changed now.
Does anyone else think that Martin looks like Fat Boy Slim in his suit?
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My white tie evening...
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