You may all be wondering what on earth has happened about the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, as indeed am I. The truth is that it has all gone quiet since the Planning Inquiry finished at the end of October, first of all, while the Planning Inspector writes his report, which is apparently now done, and now while Robert Jenrick ponders his recommendation, which we know he is not obliged to accept. So, we are twiddling our thumbs while we await the verdict, hoping against hope that he comes to the right conclusion and forbids Raycliff to convert it into a now totally redundant posh hotel with only vestiges of its former use. The bells of the world will then ring out in celebration.