A rash of one-liners is doing the rounds at Bath University following the purchase of £1.6 million vice-chancellorial lodgings in a Georgian crescent. The butt is v-c Glynis Breakwell's new Jaguar. Senior common room witticisms include: "When the v-c says we must tighten our belt, she means our seat belts" and "I'm so cross about it, I'm not saving her a seat on the bus any more". The university says she bought the car herself, but admits that a new parking space has had to be found because it was too big for standard ones.
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