What a boring summer it would be...

Apparently Westminster City Council wants to ban all drinking outside licensed premises in Soho. Can you imagine what that would look like? No restaurant tables outside, no seating outside the pubs. It would be awful. Naturally, there's a petition.

Please highlight this to anyone who might sign.

Once in a while...

Just occasionally I get to drive my car and really enjoy the experience. It doesn't happen often these days on Britain's congested roads. A couple of weeks ago I was able to chuck the car through some very satisfying south-Welsh twists and turns, and this morning I lifted Ian from Salisbury to Tollard Royal (he's doing a circular walk) through some pretty Wiltshire villages. And Roxana, Steve and I are off out there again very shortly to join him for lunch at the King John Inn, so I get to do it again!