An earlier version referred to Carol Ann Duffy as the former, rather than current, poet laureate.
But doesn't this all sound like the stuff of reminiscence rather than current reality?
Once again, that reflects the book, rather than current gender correctness.
In March, some road maintenance expenditure will be reclassified as investment rather than current spending.
Of course the mood in politics often reflects the perceived direction of travel rather than current location.
Created to police the police, it shamelessly endorses the police claim that the problem is "historic" rather than current.
Parker, though, thinks the problems could be more to do with future plans rather than current sourcing problems.
By then, the borrowing will once again be used only to finance investment rather than current spending as well.
But some, who believe universities should do more, say these apologies are the easy way out because they deal with historic wrongs rather than current ones.
Godfrey pointed out that infrastructure spend is classified as "capital" rather than "current" spending, giving Osborne the opportunity to announce fresh spending plans.
The first is that some current spending – increasing the pay of teachers, for example – could be classified as investment rather than current spending.
