29 OCTOBER 1988, Page 29

Irregularities

IRREGULAR actions breed irregular verbs, and the City needs a new one, 'to insider-trade'. This would conjugate as follows: I am close to the share Thou art just popping out to make a phone call He is up on the 22nd floor for the stewards' inquiry We are brokers to the company You are offering every co-operation to the inspectors They are hoping to brief Robert Alexander QC for the defence.