The one that comes out best in all this is Larry, the Downing Street Cat. Herself says he sat outside the door, and was invited to go in six separate times before he acquiesced to the wishes of mere humans. Mebbe he wished to express his opinion with a strategically-placed mouse, but didn't have one to paw. There's a parody in there somewhere, but I'm working on something else atm.

.... Oh Dear [20:44 BST]: both BBC and Sky have sudden news blackouts on the entire soggy mess. Has the plonker gone and pulled the trigger? or started throwing lawyers around?

.... help ....