SO the dreaded Millennium Bug did not bite. But the doomwatchers were far from disappointed as the human hand demonstrated a much surer touch than the silicon chip for sowing confusion and collapse.
The Wheel went wonky. Concorde was lost in the clouds. The River of Fire only flickered. Thousands of VIPs had to wait for hours to get in the Dome. And when it became Joe Public's turn, people had to queue for ages just to view a ten-minute display.
We should take heart from all this, for it proves that, with its talent for monster bungles intact, Britain has slid seamlessly from one millennium to the next.
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