When Macquarie U asked the Vice Chancellor for a fave children’s book, he nominated Norman Lindsay’s Magic Pudding (CMM August 22)

One of which S Bruce Dowton  could do with now as the university prepares to reduce staff head-count to compensate for a projected student revenue shortfall.

“He does not appear to quite get what the Pudding meant by ‘cut and come again’ a learned reader ruefully remarks.