* Apparently there was a late night conference call by the government too discus commenta made by the head of the armed forces to the effect that IRAQ is a complete balls up so lets get the troops out, the Iraqi people don't want us there. What is astonishing is not the comments by the head of armed forces which were a sensible assessment given that 650,000+ Iraqis have died since we set them free and gave them democracy (much higher score than Saddam) but the fact that the Whitehouse wanted to join in. Easy there Mr Americano, we know you give us instructions but actually joining the government as a member is a bit overt for us Brits.

* Another fascinating behaviour here in the land of booze is the response to mentioning President Bush. It was a common observation that President Bush is a bit of a joke, but now just mentioning him results in a laughter from any audience. He even came within the top 10 of the 100 funniest moments voted for by the British public. Any stand up comedian whose act is dying on its feet can save himself by just saying President Bush. Maybe the Americans have a darker sense of humour than we gave them credit for when they voted this clown into the Whitehouse.