Champagne breakfast

Now, this one you can’t blame me for. On my way to breakfast this morning I passed Osborne perched in front of a camera waiting to be interviewed. Then, walking towards him, a waiter in a bow tie, with a tray and two glasses of champagne. It was, I will wager, Her Majesty’s Daily Mirror on a stunt, and only two metres from success.

Osborne’s aides looked stunned: what to do? I was just passing the “waiter” myself at this point, and was tempted to swipe a glass – hair of the dog – but one of his press people had done just that. He was followed by cameramen, all asking “why have you just stolen that champagne?”  But, no fear, the waiter had another glass. A second Osborne aide goes to nick the tray. Undaunted, the “waiter” picks up a glass and heads towards Osborne.