Wheel Nut:
Albion I understand what you mean about the man from the ministry wandering in. I can remember when they popped in for a cup of tea and get any juicy gossip. These days they only seem to come in all guns blazing once they have their evidence.
We used to have a great guy from the VI as it was back then. Ring him up and ask him a question (as long as it wasn’t too basic!), he came by had a cup of tea, checked a few things and basically was an experienced enough guy to see the difference between a well run firm and a cowboy oufit. Now it’s all digital, everything is an absolute. Wearing!