J R-M - pernickity pedant?

For what it’s worth (nowt much) I think the man is a fully paid up Cracker Jack. He clearly needs something to worry about (other than his £100 million and hedge fund shares, that is)

Oops comma omitted between “grammar” and “punctuation “ and seems to have slipped along the line to join up with his buddy!
Blame the iPad!

Whatever posters think of JRM, his position in Parliament entitles him to lay down some ground rules to his staff.
Knowing him, it will have been done politely.?

Absolutely - it’s usual for new heads of staff to set out ground rules which define their priorities.

Of course not Maw- that is the very job of teachers.

Naughty SirC?

Not naughty lemon - true.

Blimey I thought this was some sort of joke by \GabyG posting this thread after all the criticism she has given us on our grammar and spelling. Wonders will never cease.

Actually there are more posters than Gabriella who are keen on good grammar and spelling on the GN pages ( you have only to read all the threads.)

The reviews of his recently published book: 'The Victorians: Twelve Titans that Forged Britain' don't encourage one to read it. The reviews, however, are most entertaining.
www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/jacob-rees-mogg-victorians-book-panned-critics-reviews-a8920801.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3LVjCwEe5bvTgLnbX1KOYik-P0airQ3mVRtsG_GY3DsHWj4QItlO1TjGc#Echobox=1558285806
I expect he will be flogging signed copies at the Tory Conference; or maybe giving them away free.

There are many jobs which require a high degree of adherence to rules, order, precise language and precision with numbers and results.
A love of order does not mean a person is extremely right-wing; if so, would that mean that the converse is true?

I presume that these are just the musings of a journalist or is this the result of scientific research which has been meticulously and precisely carried out?

Yes you are right lemon rove but not one of them has posted he thread.