January 14 First green light for free school

They weren't allowed to turn it on till the morning. Maurice had tried to imagine what a green light would look like, how things would change but found it too boggling: it was only six months since the artists had discovered this new colour. Six months and already it was being trialled. Tomorrow is soon enough.

Each of the governors had gathered together to sleep in the new hall. Various sizes of camp beds and put me ups breaking up the strict herringbone flooring. It was his turn to stay awake, the bulb was nestled in the safe place and the dogs were patrolling the grounds. He looked at the clock on the wall and then checked it against his watch, time was racing, a few more revolutions and it would be over.

For the last two months there had been private tests apparently, the papers were full of rumours, you couldn't turn on a radio without a phone in or a leak from a respected source. Some claimed the new colour made metal transparent, some that it was like gazing into the devils heart. Seven lucky schools had been selected to be the first public organisations to be given the new colour. Maurice checked the time again; the minutes were speeding up to match his heart.