He addressed me as Dave. (There was a note of condescension as well as of admiration in this Dave of his. It implied that I was a shrewd fellow and an excellent customer, singularly successful and reliable, but that I was his inferior, all the same – a Jew, a social pariah.)

The illumination was organised by Martin Whyte from events company The Stage Group, fulfilling a long-held ambition of his to light up the 21-arch Scottish structure.

One of the most colourful people in motor racing, he writes in a colourful manner.

The government is accused of overissuing food stamps.