Michael Gove reportedly drew the short straw and had to arrange the
whip-round for outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May.
And Michael Gove's wife has just confided she was charged with buying Theresa May's leaving present following the Cabinet
whip-round. But when she spotted the perfect "statement necklace" she realised it was beyond the
whip-round budget.
Carolyn Harris, forced to take out a loan and rely on a
whip-round to pay PS1,750 costs when son Martin died in a crash, wants the PM to support the Sunday Mirror and Labour fight.
Carolyn Harris, a former dinner lady, only raised the PS1,750 needed thanks to a
whip-round and bank loan.
Ex-barmaid and dinner lady Carolyn Harris, who became Swansea East's Labour MP last year, only found the PS1750 needed after a
whip-round and bank loan following her son's death in 1989.
IS THERE a more honourable British tradition than the
whip-round? Whether it's a thank-you for the coach driver or a helping hand for someone in need, there's something beautiful and humble about everyone chipping in for a common goal.
Anyway, when Marsh was told that the coach driver entrusted with transporting the Aussies across the land over the next couple of months earned a pittance, he initiated a
whip-round among his team-mates and handed the proceeds over to the grateful man behind the wheel.
A
WHIP-ROUND by Aberdeen FC players netted PS470 for the Trussell Trust last week.
Jean, 61, said her family's devastation has now turned to hope after Reece's uncle and work colleagues had a
whip-round, raising PS200.
Local traders and businessmen organised a
whip-round to augment the original display which was switched on last month but was not as dazzling as they had hoped.
HELPING HAND Staff and customers from The Emperor Hadrian pub had a
whip-round for robbery victim Anne Henderson, pictured with the pub''s manager, Carol Bradwell FUNDRAISERS From left, Alexander Norrie, Fred Turnbull, landlord of the Ship Inn in Monkseaton, Steven Taylor and Pauline Buglass with a cheque for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation GOODWILL A toy collection by customers of the Swan pub on Heddon On The Wall brought smiles to the faces of Thai children orphaned by the 2004 Tsunami BIG-HEARTED Gemma Clay, with daughter Ava Bainbridge, 19 months, and fundraiser Steve Bowman, at the Seven Stars Pub in Wrekenton
I have noticed a recent trend in the way people are hard-handedly collecting
whip-round money for gifts, which I find most disconcerting.
