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Waiting for a train

I’m holed up on the concourse at Waterloo station waiting for a train that’s four hours late. I’ve found free Wi-Fi from a restaurant. I’ve no idea where they are or who they are but, by way of thanks, have a mention.

The announcements drone on. Cycling and skateboarding are forbidden and security services will blow up my luggage if I’m careless. Welcome to London.

Lovers embrace and mid-embrace it’s hard to tell if they are about to separate or have just found each other. A man eats a roll poking out of a paper bag. I watch as he takes a bite of the bread and the top of the bag at the same time. He appears not to notice – they must taste the same.

A nauseating portrayal

I’m sure everyone has an opinion on Brexit. Don’t worry – I’m not going to try to persuade you one way or the other. Writing on the eve of the referendum, nothing that I say now will influence the outcome.

Like many, I’ve had a bellyful of the posturing, half-truths and evasions on both sides of the argument, but there is one issue that has made me angry: the frankly fatuous claim that if Britain stops sending the mythical £350 million every week to Brussels, the money could go to the NHS.