This post-fact era we're living in is a real pain, isn't it?

If Hammersmith Bridge is anything to go by, much of the traffic will "evaporate". I remember this from the late 90s, and it seems a similar phenomenon has occurred with the current, ongoing closure. www.barnes-ca.org/community-bl...

That's an MI6 thing, right?

Bless them. So short of public transport links, local amenities, etc. Here's an idea: they could relocate somewhere more suitable for car use.

Perhaps they're Serb diaspora. Because the leafblower is the prime disturber of the peace in Belgrade parks. If only they were so keen about clearing up after their dogs.

Who is behind the Marylebone Association? And what loon would actually want to drive a car down Oxford street?

It was You Trip Me Up on the Max Headroom Show that did it for me. Extraordinary. Sounded like the shrieking of a thousand trains braking as they pulled into an enclosed station with a glass roof.

Really enjoyed reading that. If I lived in the UK, I'd take you up on a seat at the Brit Funk table. One addition to the "musical promiscuity" list: Beggar's Mel Gaynor played stadiums with some Scottish outfit, originating possibly the most famous snare fill of the 80s. youtu.be/CdqoNKCCt7A?...

I did a Tall Story for Monocle Radio's programme/podcast The Urbanist a while back. Looking at the history of Vjesnik Tower - inspired by Lever House in New York, no less - and its more recent sorry state. youtu.be/M0fTBxjup2g?...

Yeah, it's a great, sprawling thing that links the Tropicalistas with the previous generation - and yet is distinct from either. Good trick, if you can pull it off.

As responses go, that's Wilde.

But are you saying that in earnest?

A negotiating position then?

He he... Dad certainly had a few secrets. Though I don't think scores of wives were among them. But if any long-lost siblings want to make themselves known...

Don't hold back.

Not 800 billion?

Nope. And what would paying him that do to the share price?

Only if you're the world's most humongous fan of "great man" theory. And let's face it, Apple's done OK without Steve, Microsoft without Bill, etc...