squeaky

“Brown food tastes good” steadied my hand when I wanted to rescue onions-in-progress too soon, when the butter-slicked tangle was still pale and squeaky instead of sweet and golden.

They also help reduce noise – an aspect that drivers of electric vehicles tend to notice more, such as squeaky brakes.

The matter was even raised in parliament in March, with Wendy Morton, Conservative MP for nearby Alridge-Brownhills, saying the "squeaky blinders" were not welcome in her constituency.

On Tuesday, Russo told The Times she was elated by the news, describing herself as “a squeaky wheel” who wouldn’t let the issue be forgotten.

"The rats, the squeaky blinders, do continue to roam freely in the streets of Britain's second city," she said.