Yes, I know, buy proper matting spray. But Fish is cheap!

The only problem with doing this episode: I now have a real hankering for something much less smart - and much more expensive - on my wrist.

Sam and I had a great chat with some watch industry experts, including Mike France, co-founder of Christopher Ward, Fflur Roberts from Euromonitor International, and Laura McCreddie-Doak, freelance journalist.

Go have a listen all you horologophiles! The latest episode is live on BBC Sounds now.

What I don't know is if they are any less likely to be challenged today without government intervention.

Rare contrary position from me, but I was heavily involved in student politics and had my (middle class lefty) ideas challenged a lot, from the left and from the right. And yeah, it was pretty uncomfortable at times.

You never went out of style!

Apologies to subscribers who didn't get the footnotes this time, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't subscribe! Promise I won't leave them out in future.

...and the closed nature of postcode data, surely?

Honestly if the MEN starts doing this, I might have to reconsider my substack subscription.

But then they'd have to get rid of the story-obscuring ads and we know that's not going to happen.

There used to be a restaurant outside Reading that largely sold unusual meats. Ostrich, crocodile, etc. Can totally see them with mammoth on the menu.

I need to block out chunks of my diary to do this before the next season. So good.