There is a bizarre paradox at work in modern Britain. Our country has a bigger layer of regulatory officialdom than at any time since the end of the Second World War, yet too many of our key services are mired in crisis.
An original Winnie-the-Pooh sketch was recently found hiding in the back of a cellar drawer, wrapped in a tea towel. The illustration will go to auction next month where it may fetch up to $38,000.
An original black and white sketch of Winnie the Pooh and his good friend Piglet which languished for decades in a drawer is expected to fetch thousands when it goes under the hammer next month.