Further to Guido’s exposing of Hague’s snake:

"It's quite a bit of money, but he is a very big snake." FCO statement on #Albert the #Anaconda.

— Robert Hutton (@RobDotHutton) November 1, 2012

@tnewtondunn Maybe, but he must be a bit rattled now…

— James Tapsfield (@JamesTapsfield) November 1, 2012

@ShippersUnbound There's a meeting about Albert tomorrow in COBRA

— David Mills (@DavidMills73) November 1, 2012

It’s like something out of Monty Python…