Q. I work in a large open-plan office and one of my neighbours is driving me to distraction. She has a number of peculiar habits, but the real source of my ire is that she wears at least eight gold bangles on her right arm which jangle loudly every time she moves. Other people around us are aware of this constant noise, but none of us has ever raised the issue. Please help, Mary.
— J.L.G., Biggar, Lanarkshire
A. Why not pay out of your own pocket for a feng shui expert to examine the office Qi with a view to enhancing productivity? Ensure the report’s conclusions include the recommendation that noises such as bangle-jangling, a known source of productivity blockage, should be outlawed.
Q. What is the correct protocol regarding Conrad Black? Now that he is back in London, is it acceptable to invite him to lunch at one’s club, for example?
— Name and address withheld
A.
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