Peter Rhodes on bottom banks, WFH engineers and the end of the road for free banking
Launching a new range of padded knickers to create “an ample-bottomed curvy silhouette,” M&S declares: “We're doing for bums what we've done for boobs for years.”
![](https://www.shropshirestar.com/resizer/v2/LNRN63QP2JA5DMBVZF2TUPJCF4.jpg?auth=e0a7f5a7362b6942cd54ed524d92a692403ec9b28224554b852a2a1612ec0a7a&width=300&height=224)
However, before embarking on the padded-knickers concept, did no-one at M&S take a look at average people in average high streets and notice that, far from needing more padding on their derrières, plenty of people, both male and female, could use a lot less? Indeed, there may be a case for the NHS setting up a bum bank for buttock donors. I have every confidence you lot can come up with a suitable name.
After endless spills and leaks, the Liberal Democrats are calling for the Government to place Thames Water into something called “ special administration.” This is probably because it's difficult to put a water company into liquidation.