We’d have loved to have broken the details of The Budget to you – then again, so would’ve the Chancellor.

Moving swiftly on from the most farcical news story of last week, I want to begin with a big thank you to the staff at County Hospital, Stafford, for their exemplary care of my daughter after a minor mishap last Thursday. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – NHS staff are working under extreme pressure and deserve unlimited gratitude, particularly when performing their magic with toddlers. Sincerely, folks, thank you.

Despite chuntering on last week with a fair bit of anti-Christmas spirit and general ‘bah humbug’, over the last seven days I have experienced something of an inner transformation and am now ready to get the festive season kicked off in earnest.

This may have had something to do with having ridden two of our region’s fabulous Polar Express attractions in the space of 48 hours. Anyone who isn’t moved by a three-year-old’s face when they see a magical Christmas steam train for the first time just doesn’t have a soul.

Suffice to say my Christmas spirit has been........

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