Home at last. GF has had an excellent day. All the meetings were immensely fruitful.

What has irritated GF is the day's newspaper and continued hysteria over Avian Flu. GF is in a privileged position. In his role he has a fair exposure to HMG's plans. He feels the press coverage and cynicism is un-warranted. The contingency plans are NOT developed by politicians, there is not value in spin, they are developed by civil servants who really care. People who are passionate about their job, and passionate about doing what's right.

[File under: Avian Flu, Diary]