De Havilland in hospital - nation holds its breath

As Perry de Havilland, founder of Samizdata, prepared to go under the knife yesterday, a nation looked on anxiously.

Peter Briffa of Public Interest summed up the mood of many when he said: "Spare a thought for King of the Metacontext himself, Perry de Havilland. Yes, the poor sap has decided to put his life in the hands of those demented socialists and sadists, otherwise known as the NHS. He doesn't say what he's in for - maybe he's converted to Judaism, in which case our prayers are with him, but all the same, hang on in there, Pezza!"

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