Things they say...

Reviving a heading I used to use, “The things they say”, a topical one came during the Rover crisis, regarding a car which had the undynamic image of an overpriced, middle-aged bank manager’s car. One entrepreneur said “Rovers are for people who wear hats and mow their lawns on Sundays”. From End of the Road: Rover and BMW— a Brand too Far (Financial Times/Prentice Hall £19.90)