Still suffering from the mother of all viruses that attacked me for the whole Xmas period, I add to my misery with two hours in the dentists’ chair a la root canal. Not happy! Onto City Hall and our weekly Liberal Democrat Group meeting where we decide who will take up what issue and pose which questions. Transport, transport, transport! As always. The Mayor will come the following week as Chair of Transport to London to answer our questions.

But, of course, he is a Labour Mayor now – which changes the entire dynamic of the Assembly as Labour will now not hear a word of criticism against the Mayor, their new best friend! Simon Hughes called it ‘a remarriage of convenience’ – which I hope London sees for what it is. New Labour trying to stitch up an election – shock, horror!