Anchors Away @ No 10

Jolly old summer hols are fast approaching. Boy David and family are off to Tuscany. They've been told that some of the 'Blair Magic' might rub off on them. You see, I heard that Cherie and Tony often went to Tuscany - it enabled them to be close to Tony's pal, Silvio Berlusconi, otherwise known as Il Cavaliere. I think others might chose other nicknames for him - but I won't venture into that territory!

Perhaps, Boy David craves the same experience that Tony Blair had when he visited Il Cavaliere's holiday villa in Sardinia. Then, the sky was lit up with fireworks spelling out the legend 'Viva Tony!'. Just imagine the sky lit up with blue rockets proclaiming 'Viva Dave!'

Maybe, Boy David will go for a sightseeing trip to the other destination of the golden Blair couple - the Tuscany villa of Prince Guicciardini Strozzi. I hear it's quite splendid. Then again, Boy David does have a yen for the beach with his wife and children. There's nothing like digging a few sandcastles to keep you out of mischief. Surely, with all the entertainment received at the hands of the Murdoch clan, over the last few months, Boy David will have a strong desire to keep out of the limelight! I doubt if he'll even accept an ice-cream from an admirer - it might be a reporter from The Sun.

The same cautious approach will undoubtedly be the case for Georgy from No 11. If he sees a Russian oligarch sailing passed in a gleaming white yacht, he will cover his face with a towel or scamper across the sands in the opposite direction. Why? Well, you do have a short memory! It seems like only yesterday - in fact it was 2009 - that Georgy tried to cosy up to a Russian multi-multi billionaire, after being introduced to said oligarch by his pal, Nathaniel Rothschild. Of course, as things will, don't you know - those awful press-wallahs got hold of the wrong end of the stick and accused Georgy of all sorts of goings-on that were totally and irrefutably denied. Still - he can't afford to make the same mistake twice - not after all those lovely lunches with News International! Better to pay for one's own meal - however frugal - than have a great nosh paid for by a dodgy customer.

So - my friends, though the jolly old hols beckon - the allure of sun, sand and sea are waiting - for the unwary politician - the pitfalls must be spotted and not jumped into! We know that Boy David and Georgy have 20/20 hindsight! Haven't they both told us so, many times this week! Let's hope they - or those who are paid to watch over them - develop 20/20 foresight. If they don't - we're in for lots of lovely, juicy gossip. And - Arturo and I just adore gossip!

'Bye'