I wonder, did any of my loyal readers manage to catch me on BBC World Service TV today at 0630GMT? I was the tired looking one in the black suit and white linen shirt, talking about the Cardhu whisky scandal.

One of the reliable aspects of my job is that whenever I’ve got a convival evening’s entertainment planned during the week, I seem to end up having to talk about alcoholic drinks at some ungodly hour the following day. I’ve become extremely good at not retching under the media glare.

Still, at least there’s still some glamour and coolth to making a media appearance as a Consumer Expert. The really unpleasant hangover experience is dealing with angry clients who actually know more about the industry than me…