A matter of life and debt

The chairman is less than sympathetic to the millions of Britons struggling to keep their debts in check

"So what do you think of Ucits III?" I asked the chairman of the insignificantly sized investment company SmallBlue Planet, as we sat drinking pints of Auntie Revenue's Brainache at the Fofs and Rancour. "Sorry, old boy, can't help you there," replied the chairman. "I don't go to the pictures much these days - in fact, to tell the truth, I haven't even seen the first two." "Er … right," I said. "Let's try something else. Did you make any purchases on 29 November?" "Let me see, that was a Saturday, wasn't it?" said the chairman. "Now I know I cast my eye over a couple of companies - give...