While I'm in a visual mood

… I'll tease my friends. Hilary is the Liberty statue from a 4th July celebration, the toad appeared in my parents' garden, and the posh blokes include David Cameron (2), Boris Johnson (6) and George Osborne (8) - they've suppressed the picture but I grabbed it before they traced every copy. Neal is straining at the Black Country Living Museum.

Now the day is over…

Today was sort of successful: I didn't buy any books - though I did receive one, James Naughtie's The Accidental American, a biography of Blair. Thanks (and Happy Birthday) to Sarah, who spotted it in a library sale. Happy Birthday to Mark too!

Meanwhile in London, police were only allowing protestors to leave if they identified themselves and allowed themselves to be photographed. This just isn't legal. The police don't have the right to demand identification unless you've committed a crime. Photography seems to be a grey area, but why should innocent people go on a database unless they've committed an offence?

Know your rights!