Researchers outfitted rats with goggles that flashed a light inone of the animal's eyes to signal the rat to lick a spout in order to receive a drop of water.
Time will tell if the Snickers change is well-received, but in the meantime, one thing's clear: All eyes are watching to see who will be this year's breakout star.
The chancellor is wary of cutting loose: in Treasury eyes, one of the advantages of the Bank's control of interest rates (handed over by Mr Brown in 1997) is the discipline it exerts on fiscal policy.