Tony Blair hopped a train with no money in his pocket, nor check, nor credit card, nor ticket. That last omission near tripped him up. His bodyguard offered to pony up the $49, but the “inspector” (we’d say conductor) said skip it.
The whole thing led Political Diary’s John Fund to observe:
It’s one thing for the Queen to proceed through life without having to worry about carrying any of the coins or bills that bear her image. But now that he’s a private citizen, Mr. Blair should make at least an effort to pretend once again he’s a normal human being.
If he does, and succeeds, he will be the not-so-little train passenger that could.
Moreover, if I were the queen, I’d have those coins and bills ready with my picture on them.
Blithe Spirit 