Just as I’d settled in to watch telly this afternoon, Liz rang. She wanted to brag about how she had a clock fixed last week at her local men’s shed for free. When I asked her if she gave them a donation to say thank you, she said what for? She seemed pretty pleased with herself. I can’t help thinking she’s a bit of a user. She’s always going on about how the government should be providing more aid to developing countries, but when she goes to Bali she bargains with the Balinese to get whatever she wants as cheaply as possible. I’ve noticed lately that her much-self-advertised theoretical ethics bear little relation to her practical ethics.