I think I'll work on RoadRunner's idea about putting it all into a concise and effective statement I can send out to the press. I'm not sure if they've forgiven us for not talking to them ten years ago. We'll see.

Thinking about it, the most effective way to tell the story would be to work backwards, beginning with the Ombudsman and ending with the death of my dog a year ago. That way I can minimise anything to do with my neighbour and just make it about the Ombudsman and the Council.

Yeah. Still not going near it. I'll wait until tonight when my mother is at home.