DURING a brief outing in his charabanc, Mr Brocklebank stopped off at the HMV gramophone-record emporium on Bold Street to discover the classical section now integrated with the new-fangled popular hits, instead of in a separate glass room of its own.
Elgar enthusiasts and Fauré fanatics are no longer segregated for their superior musical taste.
Life is bright in the soon-to-be Capital of Culture.