The man from the Clapham Omnibus

I went with my son Adam to say farewell to the Ark Royal (link here) . Possibly the most famous ship in the most famous navy in the world . Withdrawn from service by a " conservative " government three years early to save money . Funny that - they increased foreign aid by billions at the same time ! They should have given that money to the navy and tasked them to aid foreigners from the platform of an aircraft carrier . The queue was hours long reflecting the popularity of our navy with the tax paying public if not the politicians . We took a harbour tour and therefore got pictures from the outside only ! (link here ) A sad day indeed ! More Pictures here !

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority have agreed that their operatives were wrong to confiscate my perfumes . ( Original story Power Corrupts here ) Apparently they did not follow the procedures that they should have and therefore I have been compensated for my loss . Here is their final letter on the subject which is now closed . It took a letter and an hour on the phone but I do feel that they did their best to deal with the situation .