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Originally published on Friday, 16 February 2007

Upstairs, Downstairs

Truly there is nothing new in this world - just modish ways of doing (or not doing) the same old stuff.

The twentieth century gave us washing machines, sandwich toasters, and microwave dinners; labour saving devices that rid us of the need for those tiresome servants.

But now it seems all this labour saving has got us worked into a frenzy, and once again we're turning to the serving classes. This time they don't live downstairs, wear bonnets, and talk all 'cor blimey guvnor' when they think you're not listening - instead they're former PAs and PRs, who understand just how busy you are, and really, really, really want to help.

They can do anything a good PA or butler could do, and then some (from moving your home, to paying your bills, to finding you the best masseur), and have ever so modern names like Life Boutique, Urban PA, and Buy:Time.

But it doesn't matter how modern they sound, the truth is self evident: the servants are back, and they know just what's hidden in the back of your knicker drawer madam.

Urban PA - from £150/month
- 020 8487 9400
buy:time - from £25 per hour
- 0870 486 2624
Life Boutique - from £25 per hour
- 020 8674 7857
Terms & conditions vary between services

by SOC

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