Seven days to Bangalore

Good news. My visa arrived yesterday by Special Delivery and last night I booked my flight to Bangalore for the Global Tobacco Network Forum. In exactly one week I shall be in India, staying at the Royal Gardenia Hotel. (No athletes' village for us!!)

Mind you, it's going to be interesting catching a flight from Heathrow when twelve hours earlier I shall be in Birmingham, winding down after our Save The Great British Pub Party at the Conservative party conference, but catch it I will.