Construction industry gossip: Wouldn’t it be lovely?

By Hansom2018-11-30T06:00:00

An optimistic Kit Malthouse introduces the ‘slimby’ and the water cannon debacle makes us look back at some of Boris Johnson’s other great ideas

A juicy fee

One of my hacks headed to Ridge’s recent reception at the venerable Royal Automobile Club on Pall Mall. Having a nose around the basement, he spotted the juice bar selling nine options of freshly pressed fruit drinks including “Detox”, “Digestive” and “Keep It Simple” – all for a mere £5.25 a glass. Undeterred by these prices, I asked my man to have a look at how much it would cost for us to join – a little over £1,700 for him, as a youngling, and more than £5,500 for me. I’d need more than a couple of “Detoxes” after shelling out that kind of money.

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