Business as unusual

The siege would last for 11 days. The problem was that we were at #2 and the Libyans at #5. That's mighty close in a siege situation.

Even if it lasted for one day, our agency still had ads to create, deadlines to meet, airtime and press space to buy. So what?

What?.... was the entire building being commandeered by the police, MI5 and the SAS. We operated at the back of the building, occasionally needing to collect stuff from our offices, close to the Square. The 'Met's' communications people resided there. Friendly people.

The SAS were another thing altogether...