14 FEBRUARY 1958, Page 7

I WAS DELIGHTED tO see the publicity which the press

gave to the case of the spurious cheese- where a retailer tried to fob off a customer who wanted Stilton with Gorgonzola. No Stilton con- noisseur I : my own raffish opinion is that Gor- gonzola when fresh, with that damp sheen on it, is-dare I say it?-far better than the be-ported and be-lauded Stiltons which are circulated reverentially at clubs. But it is none the less satis- factory that somebody has been so quick to take the Chancellor at his word. The consumer's duty, he told the National Production Advisory Coun- cil last week, is 'generally throwing his weight about.' If Mr. Heathcoat Amory's Budget is half as sensible as this piece of advice, it should be a good one.