Is Worrall Thompson getting off lightly?

I see that the famous midget cook, Antony Worrall Thompson, has been cautioned for having nicked some wine and cheese from the Henley branch of Tesco. Indeed, it seems he was filmed tucking some Cathedral City Cheddar or something inside his bag on new fewer than five separate occasions.

It’s been a tough few years for Worrall Thompson’s businesses, on account of the recession, and some of his restaurants have closed down. I have no great animus against AWT, and am of course steadfastly behind his work for FOREST. But there is a marked difference between the sort of treatment a well-known Tory-supporting chef gets from the legal system and that which is afforded to others who nick stuff from shops.

Such as the lad with no previous convictions who copped six months in prison for stealing two bottles of water from Lidl during those riots. Of course, the circumstances in each case were very different; but then so too was the amount of money the respective goods were worth, not to mention that AWT shoplifted repeatedly.