Health and safety regulations have gone mad.

I went up to the bar in a local pub tonight to get a second pint. The barman went to get a new glass. "Forget it, I’m happy to keep the old one," I said. "Sorry, we’re not allowed to re-use glasses. It’s the health and safety people. They think someone might spike your glass with drugs."

What insanity. I’m happy to take the risk. After all, having a quiet meal in a village pub is hardly dicing with death. But the health and safety police can’t see this. They refuse to allow us to save the planet.