The silly season has officially started. Regular readers of this column may remember the item we ran about Radcliffes-LeBrasseur’s office mascot, Lolita, a miniature dachshund.

Well, Edward Leighton, a partner at RGL Forensic Accountants and Consultants, was inspired by the piece to organise a lunch between Lolita, owned by partner Clara Trounson, and his own miniature dachshund, Freddy (see picture, above right) at the Singapura restaurant in Limeburner Lane.