It hasn't been a topic of discussion at the meetings and events I've been to.

Many trade show organizers are not known for strong advance planning for these types of events.

The truth is I go to these meetings, events and meet celebrities, and at that moment it's great. But then I come home, do the laundry and do the dishes.

Life: a cycle. A series of events, meetings, and departures. Friends discovered, others lost, Precious time, wastes away. Big droplet tears are shed for yesterday, but are dried in time for tomorrow, until all that remain are foggy, broken memories of a happy yesteryear.

Obviously anything that impacts people's willingness to travel is of grave concern to the global event industry. If it starts to become widespread, it will create a lot of fear among people who travel.

It highlights the weakness of Blair's leadership and increases the risk on UK assets but like most political events of the past year, the impact is likely to be short-lived,