No substantive post today (nor in the morning I think) - was late up after a bad nights sleep and straight on the road. This is a Champions League, half time post from a Nottingham hotel after a day with gloomy Manchester lawyers.

For the sake of those not present at today's discussions can I emphasise;

the Manchester/Avon Somerset "pilot" is not a pilot it is Phase 0 - long built professional service businesses will be destroyed.

Today was my first face-to-face with firms facing the possible opening of hostilities in October this year. (Andy has been doing this so far). I have more of this next week. Not good times.