Well, thank you for dropping by. I’m delighted by your enthusiasm, but to be honest you’ve caught me before I’ve had time to write my first post. Well, this is it I suppose, it’s just that it was going to be something massively thoughtful, informative, challenging and entertaining, and instead it’s this, because you’re here a bit sooner than I expected. To be honest I had to get out of the shower to let you in.

In the fullness of time, this blog will be an invaluable source of, you know, really good stuff, I should think. But for now I hope some genial waffle will do.

So, welcome. Do come in. I’ll be back down, fully dressed, and with some incisive comments on important issues, when the other guests arrive. Help yourself to nibbles