I recently visited the New Kremlin Building in Charles Street and I was very impressed, I was able to park within some 20 yards of the entrance, having chanced a 40p parking ticket for a 20 minute stay.

I headed in the direction of the entrance adjacent to the car park, Imagine my horror to read that access was restricted to members of the Politburo and associated bureaucrats.

The proletariat, of which I am a senior member, were required to circumnavigate the building as the main entrance was on the other side.

Having successfully conquered the incline on the other side of the building I arrived at the main entrance joining several other senior citizens and younger members of the public, equally out of breath.

While waiting my turn I noticed there was a display on the wall showing the amount of CO2 emission the building had already saved.

This caused me to wonder as to whether or not the CO2 emissions of the proletariat trudging from the car park had been taken into consideration.

On returning to the car park I mused over the thought that this was probably the first time I had visited a building were the convenience of occupants had taken precedence over the building’s customers, surely not the case. Throughout the planning and construction of the Kremlin the wishes of the people had always been paramount in the thinking of the Politburo – there had to be a simple answer.

I was reminded of the story of the King’s New Clothes. Looking again at this iconic structure it became obvious to me. In their haste to re-house themselves and save the ratepayers money, nobody had noticed it was being built the wrong way round.

Phil Bowditch, Owermoigne