I don't think anybody would have a problem if it's done discreetly.

That's a problem on the east side and the west side. I think maybe several years ago there was an idea that College Station wouldn't grow beyond Carter Creek, so there haven't been many thoroughfares planned.

It's not just a port problem.

Morale is high, and the best sign of that is that retention is going up and the recruiting problem that we faced last year has largely been repaired.

[Big problem over next week's conference. Jack's down to do a fringe meeting with Ken Livingstone but it clashes with the launch of Wendy Alexander's book on Donald Dewar. Jack, of course, simply has to be there, because big Brown is turning up as well. Any chance Jack can get to share the same room with Gordon at the moment he grabs. So I had to ring up to persuade Livingstone to cancel to give us an excuse to call off as well.] Pity, ... I always like sharing a stage with Jack. It makes me look even smarter.

The problem has caused a selling climax. Everyone is throwing in sell orders. The system is jammed and orders aren't making their way through. Even after five minutes, orders aren't going through. This is ridiculous.