The Seven Razors of Ockam — Roger Ormerod

Mayor Bert ‘Slasher' Harris was used to evading the opposition. As the legendary wing forward for Ockam Cutters, his was the victorious team which had brought home the FA Cup years before. His finest hour was spent on the old Town Hall balcony above a sea of beaming fans, so to him it was the most natural thing in the world to repeat it for the 57 Club charity raffle. Ignoring the town clerk, police, mayoral protocol and any other reasonable argument, Mayor Harris announced the prize willing tickets in reverse order. Riot ensued. Aggrieved ticket-holders and a sea of angry populace demanded fair play. In a unified tide of violence they started laying waste to civic property, personnel and, most worrying of all, stealing the council's unique treasure: the seven razors of Ockam. Seven razors for seven winners…