Good grief!

I started my day with a quick read of the i newspaper (outstanding value at 30p) whilst enjoying a cuppa of my favourite tea, Yorkshire Gold (cost less than 4p even if I make just one cup from a teabag).

My jaw dropped when I opened page 2 to see what my wealthy betters spend on items for a cosy tea party:

1. The Royal China Club in London offers a pot of Imperial Red Robe brew for £180. I could make 5,000 cups of my favourite brew for that!

2. A single cup of Kopi Luwak coffee, made from beans that have passed through the odorous inner workings of a Palm Civet will set you back £75.

3. If you are at all worried about what passes for water in London then you could make your brew in Kona Nigari, a desalinated seawater from the deep ocean off Hawaii. Excellent value at £235 for 750 ml.

4. You will need a few macarons. Why not go for pâtissier Pierre Hermé's bespoke range, a snitch at £4,300. I presume that you get quite a few for that!

Mr Cameron is clearly quite right, we are all suffering equally in our current economic mess. But some more equally than others!