Nice one, Somerfield

British pig farmers rallied in London yesterday to draw attention to the plight of the industry, with most losing £20-30 for each pig they produce.

I wondered if much would come of their rally or if anything would change, especially given that the Competition Commission believes the problem is that there are too few supermarkets.

I had my answer tonight, when I watched in amazement as Somerfield paraded their latest offer across our television screen — legs of pork for £2.79 a kilogram, down from £6 a kilogram.

The Defender gets hungry for cash

I don’t get to drive the Land Rover Defender as much as I’d like these days as it’s become the Other Half’s car while I ride the trike.

The problem is that I not only miss having fun at the wheel, but miss picking up problems in their early stages.

The Other Half tries, but to be honest her mechanical detection skills would just about see her notice a wheel come off.