Yes, yes, and yes.
Mind you, it was WARM this time last year. Most of the Sussex first team, except Adams and Mushy, should turn out. And the MCC XI isn't half bad either.
I wish I could afford a house in any of those "crapholes". Kentish Town is in Lib-Dem controlled Camden, by the way, and Clapham is half in Tory-controlled Wandsworth
Saying that, I can hardly afford a round of drinks in any of them
They're ideologically similar on many fronts, I'll give you that. However:
The Met Police are scrutinised by the London Assembly, not the Mayor.
The Met Commissioner's job is a Crown appointment, made by the Home Secretary on behalf of Her Maj.
Whatever happens, Ian Blair is staying.
I reckon Boris will nick it on second preferences. He'll get the comedy vote. Ken is such a polarising politician -- people either love him or hate him. He's not a "second choice" kinda guy.
Because Gordon Brown is away at the NATO summit, Harriet Harperson will today stand in for him at Prime Ministers' Questions.
For the Conservatives, it'll be William Hague.
It's going to be absolute CARNAGE. Watch it today at 12. Unmissable.
A pedant writes: except it's not an "authority" any more. It's no longer nationalised, so it's just called "BAA".
Just like BT is not "British Telecom" any more.