I’ve written about this in previous years, but 2026 and it’s nearly time to sign the death certificate. Not only was most of the Square cordoned off but there was only one entrance, and the number of people who actually entered it was pitiful. The good news is that it was bad news for pickpockets – I have an anecdote about that you must ask me about sometime. Also, there was no crush, although I can’t say the same for the queue at Charing Cross Station when I got there well after 1am. And there was no queue for the toilets either, which has to be good news, but take a gander at the three photographs below which were taken within a few minutes of each other after 11.30. I’ve seen bigger queues in my local supermarket on a Sunday morning.
Will I go again this December 31? If I am still alive and at liberty. And if it is still there.
