> it [London tube map] totally distorts the geography and geometry of London It certainly does - back in 1979 I re-located to London and thought on my first da

> it [London tube map] totally distorts the geography and geometry of London It certainly does - back in 1979 I re-located to London and thought on my first day there that it would be a good idea to walk from London Bridge station to Queen Elizabeth College (off High Street Ken), based on the Tube map. It was not a good idea. Luckily, my new boss Christine had an extremely relaxed work ethic, and we generally spent the firs hour or so of the working day doing the Grauniad crossword (usually succesfuly), chain-smoking and drinking coffee.