The Lady gets catty after Londoner routs out the rats

 
diary Television programme THE LADY AND THE REVAMP with Ben Budworth, Publisher and Chief Executive and Rachel Johnson, Editor.
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22 November 2012

Call off the mongooses. Ben Budworth, publisher of The Lady, was talking of emulating his ancestor Lord Redesdale by bringing in furry animals to deal with rats that were chewing phone lines. Now he says that, maybe thanks to our story, BT has sent round some well-dressed operatives and fixed the problem. “More power to your elbow,” he says. Bring back Eric, the editor’s cat, we say.

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