It's the weekend!Not that that makes an awful lot of difference in our luxurious lifestyle at present - it just means breakfast starts later, and it's our day to check out of Luxury Towers and trundle our suitcases around the corner to the Bayswater Youth Hostel. No more morning TV news from bed, own bathroom complete with bath (ah! Bliss) and turning up at will to gorge on the breakfast buffet. It's been lovely. This morning's news is full of Thursday's local governmnt elections, which you may have heard was a real upset for the Labour government - they're still in power, but the Conservatives got more than 40% of the primary vote, and most town halls actually changed hands. Blair was obliged to completely reshuffle his cabinet to appease the masses, but it may not
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