Well, Dubya's deadline passed an hour ago and they've managed not to bomb Baghdad yet, so that means they obviously don't want me to go to war tonight. So to paraphrase President Bush, I shall go to bed at the time of my choosing. And seeing as I've been up for 21 hours, I choose now.

Besides, if I stayed up any longer, I'd only be forced to make more observations about ITV News's almost hysterical coverage of the deadline's passing (BBC One was showing 'The Sting' - bless 'em!) and how Heather McCarthy's really let her hair grow out since she left us for the other side.

Let's see what morning brings...