Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? I ask because there is a must-have item for 2022 that may have so far escaped your attention. And that’s a small irony because at some point in the weeks ahead it will almost certainly be staring you in the face.
Whether you’re reading A Christmas Carol and enjoying John Leech’s illustrations, or relishing in the monochrome horror of Alastair Sim in Brian Desmond Hurst’s gothic version of 1951, or enjoying once again Michael Caine’s peerless performance in the Muppets’ musical adaption, you will notice that one of Ebenezer Scrooge’s nocturnal accessories is never missing: the nightcap.
You don’t have to be a miser to see the benefit of this piece of forgotten headgear. With Britain facing recession, rampant inflation, a cost-of-living crisis and nightmare-inducing energy prices, a comfortable means of keeping your bonce warm while the home around you freezes in the middle of the night is surely a common-sense solution merely awaiting rediscovery.
Why rely on the government’s energy price cap when you can rely instead on a cap of your own?
So here’s a revolutionary thought.
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