It is the FT pre-Christmas drinks in London, back again. Like previous pre-Christmas drinks this will basically be a venue, date, and time. We are going for the evening of Friday 22 December. Hopefully this should allow both those local to London to come and those from the regions and elsewhere to come down.

Start will be at 6.30pm, but come whenever you like during the evening. Just turn up when you can, there will be people partying until closing!

This a new venue in central London, and I am very grateful to LondonAndy for finding it - we have struggled to get a central London venue as they usually want deposits for parties close to Christmas. We have The Vegan Brasserie at The Rochester Hotel, close to Victoria station. It is already booked and we should have an area to ourselves. We may get a few free snacks (crisps, olives, rice crackers included as well, and there will be a food menu so you can order something more substantial. See the wiki for more details.

I realise that many will have various Christmas events so may not be able to come, but hopefully some will be able to and we can have a good night.

It really would be great to see as many people as possible. Whether you are an old familiar face, or a first timer, you will be warmly welcomed