By last Friday, I was on my fifth buffet in as many days. It was a bit like that old joke about waiting ages for a bus then three turning up at once. I hadn't seen a buffet for weeks, but now I couldn't move for the things. If I had seen another chicken nugget or tortilla chip, I don't think I would have been responsible for my actions.
Everyone's been at it: Single Regeneration Budget, Transforming Youth Work, Millennium Volunteers, Connexions. I couldn't possibly reveal which was the best. But one more buffet and I think we could have applied to the secretary of state to be designated a buffet action zone. If only we could reduce teenage pregnancies with snack food.
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