Wow! The people of Cardiff gave me a rupturous welcome. They really seemed to dig my message - and I didn't hear any criticism of the New Economic Policy (the backing music drowned it out).

Who says the English are reactionary swines?

After the gig, a group of comedy actors called the Manic Street Teachers paid a call to my dressing room. They seemed like nice lads - except I couldn't understand much of what they were saying.

Dined on chips and gravy. Cloud formations in good order. This is somewhere I might retire to, when the whirligig of history lets me go!!!