It is the 40th Anniversary of the Libyan Revolution next week (Tuesday). This is a very big deal for the socialist dictatorship, invites have gone out from the Libyan Embassy to cabinet ministers and normally the foreign office would ensure that someone senior up to and including the Foreign Secretary was in attendance.

Tricky given current circumstances with all that untapped oil and those defence sales opportunities. Don’t forget the military training we provide to the Libyan dictatorship. A lot of money is at stake. Who from the government will risk the paparazzi?  Guido is betting on Ivan Lewis…