Beautiful day in London, so cycled in, but now stuck alone in my shared office [7 of us, including two MPs, work in room 101] our 22 foot by 17 foot fortress on the embankment a 5 minute sprint from the chamber -everyone else gone home; and my desk is still piled high with correspondence. Determined to make a big push to finish everything tonight and over next few days before xmas. Also, my last 100 or so xmas cards are still looking at me saying "write me!"