Now I don't know if I've just been particularly unlucky, but I've been having a run of bad journeys into London Bridge. It used to take 15 mins and now regularly takes 20 or more - well it has when I've been travelling.

However this morning I missed the 9.15 LB direct and tried the 9.17 Overground instead. I finally surfaced at the Borough High Street exit at 9.45. This is not what I call progress and although I look forward to meeting up more often with friends who go drinking around Hoxton and Haggerston, my daily commute is taking significantly longer.