Lay down your money

EVERYBODY’S got a hungry heart, even Tony Blair. our former Prime Minister is said to have demanded £330,000 to speak at a world hunger conference.

his office denies the report, but it has the ring of truth to it. Blair has amassed a fortune pimping himself out to assorted despots and corporate interests. what I don’t get is why anyone would want to pay good money to hear him speak for 20 minutes. Still, nice work if you can get it. And if you’ve got a wife and kids in Connaught Square, Jack, then every penny comes in handy. A LORRY carrying seven-and-a-half tonnes of teddy bears was involved in a pileup on the A14 in Cambridgeshire. No one was hurt, but the road was closed for hours after the truck spilled its cargo across both carriageways. The good news is that since every crash these days comes with its own roadside Portashrine, there was no need to send out for teddy bears to go with the inevitable petrol station daffodils.