"It's a great thing, but it is a little bit like trying to
shut the stable door after the horse has bolted," he says.
IT'S a bit like trying to "put the cat back into the bag" except in this case it's more likely someone is attempting to "
shut the stable door after the horse has bolted".
Then of course, organisers tried to
shut the stable door to speak, after the horse had bolted.
Rex Phillips, NASUWT Wales organiser, described the release of the full data used to calculate bands as an attempt to
shut the stable door after the horse had bolted.
It''s too late to
shut the stable door. The horse is half way to Lancashire.
However Mrs McKinnell, Labour MP, said: "This Tory-led Government cannot be allowed to take shortcuts with the NHS, the Labour Government took public health campaigns seriously but Andrew Lansley is highlighting here how he is only able to
shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Now that the horse of criminality has bolted and is galloping all over the population, the government is likely to
shut the stable door, in the shape of a semi-police state on all and sundry in a bid to restore some recognisable social order.
Suddenly, with the horse bolted, Ireland
shut the stable door. Kilbane moved into central midfield to offer a helping hand and while defensively Ireland improved, their attacking play remained abysmal.
Talk about trying to
shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.
WHATEVER length of ban the Scottish Football Association impose on Neil Lennon will be no more than slamming
shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.
It is time for the council to back the right horse before the city - once again - is left to
shut the stable door after it has bolted
Then what,
shut the stable door when the horse has bolted?
"Anderson is fine at the moment, but you don't want the horse to have bolted and then try to
shut the stable door. All the time when I'm giving guys rest, what I'm trying to do is make sure they're not over-cooked - it's much better for them to be under-cooked."