Right about now the boys of Finchley Catholic High School are preparing to march through the streets of Finchley and end up at Thatcher’s old constituency office to oppose the rise in student fees. Otherwise known as “bunking off school”. Funny how the pupils of this normally civilised and rather middle-class school have been radicalised recently.

Has their Business Liaison Officer, and chief litter-picker-upper, Damian McBride taken to the soap-box in the playground?