The perfect G+T

....From the blurb for the Economist's new sister publication Intelligent Life:

"In our autumn issue, learn about the engineering brain behind molecular gastronomy and how it has led to the creation of the perfect, but $10,000, gin & tonic."

Sounds fantastic. Now how do I get one without paying $10000?

RMT Members Should Lose Their Jobs

I'm fed up of being held to ransom by the RMT. Right now they're striking because they claim they haven't been given assurances that their members won't lose jobs, pay and pensions despite their company collapsing. The mayor disputes this. Now, this sounds like a reasonable concern, and when the employer is under contract to the government, it's a vaguely understandable tactic. However, in the six years (since last week) that I've been in London, there's been an RMT strike every year. For a bunch of people who make very good money, under very cushy conditions, for a none-too-stressful job, this is unacceptable.

The government should say "Tough", allow the company to fold, and hire new staff to work the lines affected until a new bidder can be found to run the remaining lines. They could perhaps pick up the tab and have Tube Lines run them until they can get a new bidder. It is, however, time to take out the RMT. I'd happily put up with a month of "crippled" London if it meant that the RMT was never again going to affect my journey to and from work.