31 JANUARY 1976, page 22

A Fool And His Money.

Consumer surplus Bernard Hollowood One who is ever wise — and I'll give you two guesses about her identity — said the other day, "If we could afford cod we could have some fish......

Skinflint's City Diary

I am a man of balance, said Thomas Mann, I instinctively lean to the right when the boat threatens to capsize to the left and vice versa. Skinflint knows the feeling well and......