Chris Howard, the director of bullion at the Royal Mint, is clearly a man of varied tastes. He enjoys a Slightly Hung Over cocktail, a good dinner and a glass of wine, but he is not above a McDonald’s or a KFC as well.
How do we know? Because of his expenses. If you really want to know someone, take no notice of what they say or do, just have a look at what they claim on expenses. All of human life (and all our weaknesses) are there, including the predilection of MPs for duck islands, moat cleaning and piano tuning.
You can probably hear the rattle of stones on glass houses, as Fleet Street was once the great bastion of questionable claims. No longer — today everything is scrutinised and questioned.
So if you cannot claim expenses in your job, relish the fact that at least your behaviour remains private. And the next time you are ordering a Slightly Hung Over, you can make it a double.