Christmas started well yesterday – I went to a carol service in the Savoy Chapel – which is a mixture of traditional, well known carols and the choir – from St Pauls – perform difficult Christmas tunes – including one in Italian. We then went to a reception in the Institute of Electrical Engineers – on the embankment – shades of Faraday and British engineering and scientific pioneers. We then rounded the evening off with a coffee and Baileys in the Savoy Hotel.