I am the guest speaker at our own local Liberal Democrat ‘Pizza and Politics.’ We have a guest speaker, policy debate and pizza and wine at Laura Edge’s flat for a fiver to cover costs. It’s a good evening and we always have a lively debate. Not unnaturally I am speaking on Transport – and could have been there all night. I have yet to find a single person in London who does not have strong views on transport and a desire to discuss them with me!

What is good about these evenings is they are no holds barred, no political correctness and we have a jolly good ding dong – not necessarily on party lines. It also comes as a welcome relief to most of local political activism – which tends to be about raising funds and delivering leaflets!