And The Winner is...

Proof positive that our new man at the Ministry of Defence does smile. Of course his ministerial appointment may also mean that we will misss out on what the director of the Press and Information Office, Yiannakis Solomou, described as the former Government spokesman's "excellent sense of humour". The man not smiling in this picture is the new Government Spokesman, Vassilis Palmas.

We are, therefore, all winners in Stravaraland, now that our friend Chris Pash will head the Ministry of Defence. We wish Mr. Palmas the best of luck in his new post and hope he will continue to uphold the tradition of excellent government spokesman humour.