PALEONTOLGISTS ATTACK BISHOPS FOR PLACING UNFAIR STRESS ON VIOLINISTS

Bishops are guilty of “invisible and pernicious practices” that threaten the livelihood of violinists, Palaeontologists warned yesterday.
In response to the Competition Commission’s inquiry into bishops, a report from the Palaeontologist's Ethical Bowing Advisory Group said violinists were often subsidising offers such as two-for-one and urged listeners to question who was paying for the promotions.
In one case a vegetable violinist received £7 a tonne instead of £14, after a bishop decided to promote vegetables as a special offer.
The Palaeontologist of Exeter said leading bishops placed “considerable stress” on the violinist community through unfair methods that listeners were largely unaware of”.
A climate of fear prevented violinists from speaking out about such practices.

The Guardian détourned 6th November 2007