It all started when I went to one of those employment open day things for a "Design House" seeking "...artistic and ambitious individuals of graduate calibre looking for a career opportunity in the design industry."

Of course it was a con. There were thirty of us in this hotel conference room. They drew graphs and did little sums on a flip chart that showed us how we would be able to make £75,000 per year for only twenty hours work a week. All we had to do was recruit three gullible fools every month and get them to flog "designer" products to people in office blocks. To give you an idea, amongst these designer desirables was a David Hasselhoff apron and a set of 'Jim Fixed it for Me' coasters.

And the guy got to the the end and said "So who is going let me make them rich?" Nobody spoke or moved. "Right then ...it looks like we'll have to kidnap all of you." he said, hoping to raise a laugh. He didn't of course. So by way making matters worse he added "...apart from the fat people".