I won’t have been the first to spot this, but as the BBC made me splutter into my tea this morning, I’ll mention it all the same.
Is it just me, or is there a freakish symmetry between the current political situation and the announcement of the mascots for the 2012 games? It was the colours that triggered it, though even Boris Johnson has tactfully acknowledged the simplest of parallels.
After the era of Mr Bean, are we officially now in the age of Wenlock and Mandeville? Today's strange politics provides a rich seam for the comedy clubs at least.
