The fantastically poor East Coast Mainline has failed again – no WiFi so I am unable to do the half dozen on-line tasks I planned to do this morning (which freed me up to get frozen on the beach with the dogs yesterday afternoon).

I am on my way to that London for 3 days of Procurement fun and a Wednesday night trip to Shepherds Bush Empire to see the return of Corrine Bailey Rae. More hotel blogging to follow.