The grand baron, Lord Peter Mandleson, has decided to spend the Jubilee weekend at a hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, along with a large group from his annual holidaying club, The Bilderberg Group. I fear he has made a grave mistake. Having scrutinised the list of attendees, I notice that a lot of the people who have gone there with him are bankers and politicians, so the jaunt promises to be a gloomy affair.
Perhaps they have taken their advice from Robert Mugabe, the 88 year old newly appointed UN leader for tourism. I may be misjudging the place, but there doesn't seem a lot to do there. Certainly, there is a nearby Air and Space Museum, if they find themselves at a loose end on a wet afternoon, that may interest some of them. But, I can't see it entertaining them for 4 days. They may end up having to talk to each other, something to be avoided when faced with holiday companions, who are also at a loose end.
Lord Mandleson may of course have rented his own house out for the weekend, in which case, it would be nice to think that he has turned a profit from the weekend.
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