involved in theatre and all the credits go to the costume designers, who have tried to add a bit of humour to an otherwise sombre ceremony. It's like a pantomime without humour, and they all take this tradition so seriously. At least I can say this today without literally losing my head. "The gap between rich and poor has accelerated in this country as never since the early industrial revolution. Just one indicator -- boardroom income increases are outpacing worker income by around 10% every year, consistently." . Well, UK plc is having two days bank holiday for the occasion so not all bad, Craig. And I hear the Archbish has just just used the occasion to make the point that, . "Moralists, including Archbishops, can thunder away as much as they like; but they'll make no difference unless and until people see that there is something transforming and exhilarating about the prospect of a whole community rejoicing together -- being glad of each other's happiness and safety. This alone is what will save us from the traps of ludicrous financial greed, of environmental recklessness, of collective fear of strangers and collective contempt for the unsuccessful and marginal -- and many more things that we see far too much of, around us and within us." I suppose on this drab Tuesday morning we would otherwise be at work or stuck at home with Jeremy Kyle on the box, so again, not all bad. I can identify with much of what