What will happen? The media will go ape-sh .... ummm, crazy. I'll watch coverage for 5 minutes, wonder briefly whether Charlie will take it or let it bypass him (my bet is he takes it), and from that point on I will pay as much attention to it as it merits by the effect it has on my life, which is to say, none whatever. In fact, it sounds like an ideal moment to book a short-notice holiday somewhere else, preferably in a remote resort in a country with minimal TV and no internet. A spiritual retreat in the Andes, maybe.