Day son pooh poohed DWP

Watching Alastair Stewart deal so beautifully with a toddler invading his lunchtime news broadcast reminded me of a time I was in a heated argument with the Department of Work and Pensions over a story while working from home.

My son, aged two, managed to sneak up into the office and shout into the phone: “I NEED A POO.”

A long silence followed, and then I said: “Could I possibly call you back?”