Spectator sport

Despite featuring in an award-winning column, the chairman is still miffed by Horlick's 'Spectator' diary

"What's the matter with you?" I said to the chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment company SmallBluePlanet as we enjoyed a pint of Whohellhee's Exit at The Wherehellheegoing. "You look like a man who's mislaid a multi-manager, had the rest of his staff go on strike because of stingy pay and then found out most of his pension is invested in Marconi. "I thought you'd have been on better form. After all, it's not every day your official biographer wins Best Recycler of Very Old Jokes at the Goldmine Money Awards. Looks like our cunning 'Operation Paul Newman' plan to leave the count...