Another day of public and third sector failures. Add to that, the frost, a tube strike and a head cold and you know it's a Monday morning.

A glimpse of normality with walks on Hampstead Heath, visit to the Freud Museum, Sunday Brunch at Wet Fish Cafe and a film at Vue Westfield.

Is unimpressed that this inclement weather (Snow & Ice) has prevented me from seeing my son Charles Atherton-Laurie in Cardiff this weekend.

MP, Chuka Umunna (Streatham,Labour) fails dismally at defending me from Lambeth Council & DWP anyone know a good lawyer for Judicial Reviews

MP, Chuka Ummuna (Streatham,Labour) fails dismally at defending me from Lambeth Council & DWP anyone know a good lawyer for Judicial Reviews

Interesting conversation with a researcher for Channel 4 about my current and previous situations. Hoping to do interviews early December.

Caroline Heatlie brought first ray of sunshine to a very dark week. Dinner at RootMaster (top of double decker bus) & entertaining company.

Rekindling my respect for USA show creator David E Kelly by exploring the TV series "Boston Legal" - Superbly written and brilliantly acted.

Bill Bailey's Dandelion Mind at Wyndham Theatre made more entertaining by heckles from Hadron Collider Physicist during joke on the subject.

Enjoyed Drews portrait work at La Galleria (Pall Mall) part of the "Lust" Exhibition. Thanks Elizabeth Quinones-Callen for the invitiation.

Working on comedian Reginald D Hunter's "Bootleg Reg" secret online video project being produced with Boulder Creek International - due soon

Dear friend and first love Lisa Robinson discusses her Train protest against football hooligans on @BBCWomansHour http://tinyurl.com/2vxey2b

Friend Steve Moore takes appointment as temporary Director of The Big Society - hope my experiences of public service failure will help him.

Surrounded by the greatest people in London, taking in views of the city at Paramount Club, Centre Point, energized me to continue my fight.

Thanks to Karolina Gburczyk for trip to see film RED with Bruce Willis, a surprisingly entertaining ride, that I wouldn't have normally seen

Pleased to celebrate friend Bart Williams' performance in the play "Legacy Falls" at the New Players Theatre & his Birthday in the bar later

Congratulations to the new Lord Mayor of London, Michael Beer, for reintroducing the floating pageant for the 795th year parade & fireworks.

Wondering how many of his friends are going to the Lord Mayor's show today and the fireworks later - a celebration of why London is so great

Wondering how many of his friends are going to the Lord Mayors show today and the fireworks later - a celebration of why London is so great!

Thanks to Ponni Arumugam for bubbly at The Waterloo Brasserie and Lisa Evans for an excellent night out in Russell Square - safe journeys.

Whilst I've been quiet on the subject, feature film Vigilia script has been progressing well thanks to Rhianna Pratchett and Amanda Baker.

Pizza Man, Brixton, showed brilliant initiative when I lost my mobile signal before completing my order - they sent their driver to take it.

A nostalgic weekend playing traditional Back Gammon & a revised video game "Golden Eye" whose PR was handled by Harvard when I worked there.

Brixton sounded like a war zone tonight. Difficult to separate the explosion of fireworks with the usual hail of gunfire on a friday night.

Car illegally clamped, Hostel manager ignoring written evidence for hearsay, taking NHS to Judicial review, can't I just send the boys in?

My son Charles Atherton-Laurie's video diary of his October half term trip to see me in London - a week in 4 mins http://tinyurl.com/36zq394

Involved in a minor car crash this morning (rear ended in stopped traffic), still light headed and shook up. Not the best start to November

After lovely week with my darling son, now return to the inertia and incompetence of battling with the the Public Sector - Anybody ever won?