THE Government wants us to have fun over the millennium despite the about-turn on all-night pubs, the widespread closure of hostelries, the absence of transport and the fear of mechanical malfunction. But if there's a blackout we will have the candle the Government is sending to every home in the country.
The man in charge of all the jollity is Government chief whip Seamus Brennan. He has been getting on to all the Government departments checking up on their plans. Consequently he is now known as "the millennium bug".
