Bob and Christine, Sitting in a Tree...

Christine LaGarde, the permatanned head of the International Monetary Fund, has, I am told, a powerful erotic effect on certain susceptible men. One such would appear to be Robert Peston, who yesterday was in such a lather after meeting her that he had even more difficulty than usual in getting his words out  (and that's saying something). I'm afraid it was all over for Christine and me when I spotted this in Private Eye a while back. It's an image I'm quite unable to shake - it might even cool Peston's ardour...