Hey, buddy, can you spare a fiver

Pardon the pun, but it looks like the Congestion Charging scheme in London is in a jam of it’s own – the scheme has been so successful in stopping cars from going into Central London that it’s now looking like it’ll be £65million in the hole by the end of the year.

Impressive.

Dinner Party Inspectors

Did anybody else see Channel 4’s The Dinner Party Inspectors this week? I must admit, I thought it was hilarious.

Two fairly upper-class grand dames watching – and bitching about – other people’s dinner parties. In the first one, the party itself was fairly innocuous, just some grotty manners and intra-diner sniping. But it was still fun to watch. Not necessarily as instantly watchable as the now-infamous “Wife Swap”, but still in a similar vein of fish-out-of-water scenarios.

The final line of this first programme though made sure I’ll watch it again. “Next time, dear, separate your female guests more – one at one end of the table, the other the week after.“