According to the Huffington Post, Nicholas the llama in East Sussex has had an uninterrupted run of correct predictions, so far, for the Euro 2012 football. Friends are urging me to seek the views of my own llama, Vera, on the outcome of the coming Greek general election; and she certainly does have views. Instead of choosing one from a selection of sprays of horse-chestnut leaves, each representing a different party, she gathered them all together into her velvety mouth. Evidently she thinks these elections will result in another stalemate.

Matthew Parris in The Times tomorrow.