A posse of cameramen is forming outside the office. No doubt awaiting the arrival/departure of the Secretary of State. Presumably on the assumption that he will leap out of the car and issue a full extempore statement on his current local difficulty.
Meanwhile, it's band practice at the Barracks. In a novel change from military band playing light classics and pop tunes, it's rock band with a nice medley of 50s/60s Rock 'n' Roll. If this is future for the Army, then I think it's a sad indictment of a relentless modernisation (dread word) of our public services. I blame Tony Blair.
In my indefatigable search for diplomatic number plates, I espied a car bearing the plate 1 M. Diplomatic ones are normally three letters. So, was this diplomatic, and, if so, which nation has the temerity to use just one letter?
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