And I did that [ freelance diplomatic correspondent for The Guardian during the autumn session of the UN General Assembly in New York]and then I came back to London and said, you know, “Can I be on the staff?” And Alistair Hetherington who was the editor said, “I’m not ready for that, because once…” you know, things were different in those days. And he said, “Once we take you on, you’ll be with us for the rest of your working life and I’m not sure that I’m ready for that.” – but he sent me off back to Africa to the Congo to- to the Belgian Congo, which was at that time you know, just becoming- adapting to being- to independence. And while I was there, he- I received a, a message saying, “I’ve changed my mind. I’ll take you up on the staff.” And then he sent me off to be the UN’s correspondent of The Guardian. And that was the beginning of my Guardian career.