Live Q&A: Rich People’s Problems under lockdown

James Max, the broadcaster and FT writer has long been entertaining readers with his own brand of irreverent cheer in his Rich People’s Problems column — and the laughs haven’t stopped under lockdown.

Yes, there are plenty of serious things to worry about now. But as James expressed in his most recent article, living without domestic help means he has reached “situation critical”.

Having nearly been trapped inside a super king duvet cover after attempting to change his bed linen, his poor efforts at vacuuming and inability to carry out basic plumbing tasks have attracted sympathy — and derision — from readers in the online comments section.

At the same time, he’s been doing grocery shopping for his parents (only to find that they won’t eat Greek yoghurt from Aldi).

His pre-lockdown social life revolved around restaurants and private members’ clubs; now he is creating mountains of washing up, preparing home-cooked meals and organising wine tastings over Zoom with his neighbours.

FTWeekend Live Q&A

This new series enables you to interact with FT writers and editors on what to read, watch, eat and drink under lockdown — and how to tackle your garden, home and finances

On Wednesday May 6, James Max will be online at 12 noon UK time to take questions from readers about their own experiences of life under lockdown, debate the best brand of vacuum cleaner and anything else (within reason) that you would like to ask him.

Please post your comments at the foot of this article for James to answer.