A Matter of National Importance
Description
When an official envelope arrives at precisely 9:07 on a Tuesday morning, Arthur Pennington?bank manager of Penford Village Savings & Lending, devotee of correct procedure, and lifelong skeptic of optimism knows instinctively that it is nothing good. Government correspondence, in his experience, arrives either aggressively early or offensively late. Nine-o-seven implies deliberation. He trusts it even less. The contents confirm his suspicions: His Majesty's Government has decided that Penford village requires its own Local Defense Volunteer unit. Effective immediately. With available personnel. Using whatever resources can be sourced through the proper channels. For fans of Dad's Army, Yes Minister, and the quietly devastating comedy of the British at war.
