Arcade ingenuity

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well on Southwold pier in Suffolk. Frustrated by the behaviour of fat cats in the City of London's financial sector, Tim Hunkin has devised a version of the 'Whack a mole' game well-known to fete-fanciers everywhere, called 'Whack a banker'.

Every time a balding banker figure pops up briefly out of a hole, people are invited to hit the model on the head with a mallet. The mallets are getting worn out with overuse and excessive vigour.

I sense a franchise opportunity: substitute bankers for politicians, estate agents and the paparazzi (for that niche market, celebrities' favourite hangs-outs), and Mr Hunkin would be sitting on an even bigger gold mine than he first thought.