Over-attentive fans
Some heat wave-related goss for you. During the unfathomably hot weather of July, apparently every fan in Zaha's large Clerkenwell office was switched from swivel to stationary and pointed in her direction. Everyone else was expected to sweat to so long as the demagogue maintained a stable temperature. Astragal's supposed to have a witty turn of phrase, but this one needs no hamming up; it's just very very funny.
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