We're told that the Office of Fair Trading has launched a pilot programme by which cash payments will be made to people who provide them with information about cartels. Sounds like an opportunity for an outing of the old joke about there being only one Competition Commission. We claim our crisp fiver, if you please!

Then we read further. According to law firm CMS Cameron McKenna, the OFT's "rewards will be calculated according to a set formula and non-negotiable." Well, THAT'S anti-competitive for a start!