Would it be fair to say Paul that you are cursed with having to spend your professional writing career penning away about things which are not dear to your heart at all? OK, I accept you are an avid blogger so writing about that was probably a labour of love. But Mission Impossible? And the shameless and mercenary Da Vinci cash-in book(s)??? And then, torture of tortures, interviewing millionaire-billionaire capitalists for the F-500 book.

How do you reconcile all of this with your inner being and maintain personal harmony when your integrity is so constantly battered?? This is a sincere question asked out of concern for my good friend!

“offer of accommodation”?? I have no contacts in BA chief so have rented a suite just like an average Joe.

However, I will be available for coctails from 4 PM on the afternoon of the 24th October. We can go to La Boca which is a vibrant district of BA and then have dinner in a very nice restaurant I know near the port. The beef there will make you weep with joy. The beer is served in 75cl bottles in ice buckets and is colder than a witch’s tit. See you there then?