Following the Gazette's slavish admiration of all those swanky City offices, of their rock-crystal lifts, low-cal juice bars and cloud-brushing heights, eyebrows have been arching in less grand surroundings.

Tony Struve, senior partner with Camberley-based Heald Nickinson, invited the Gazette to examine the way the 'other 98%' live.

Relying on Travelodge for overnighters, and having signed a deal on his firm's new offices (right - see printed edition [2003] Gazette, 23 October, 12) on behalf of the firm's 35 staff, 'of whom none had a say in anything', Mr Struve signs off a tad sourly: 'Oh well, off to Maccy-dees for my "drink from a juice-bar" and then back to my "well-being" office.' If it's any consolation, Mr Struve, we would put good money on a few of those incarcerated City lawyers dreaming of popping out to Maccy-dees, if only for a break from their desks.

Oh, and by the way, your new offices do not look so bad.