The end is nigh. Inspired by the Greek debt crisis, Community Care is having a haircut and a hirsute Outside Left is sitting grim-faced in Sweeney Todd's chair, awaiting the inevitable opening of the trap door.
So this is just a few sentences of gratitude to you readers for your time, patience, indefatigability (copyright George Galloway) and comments, supportive and otherwise, over the past three-and-a-half years.
In the early days, readers' views were expressed mainly at the end of the blog; now most are conveyed through tweets or even personal email.
For all those comments I am grateful, even those that have demonised me as a "prat", a "wanker", as "putrid", "an utter dork" or, most damaging to my egg-shell ego, "Why doesn't McNabb just take the picture of himself off the blog which is quite obviously trying to state 'I know, I could quite easily be in a Blur, or similar middle class lefty tribute band'."
It also became apparent that the most provocative posts involved religion and politics, with a UKIP parliamentary candidate proving that it is best to avoid disclosing one's feelings late at night (second comment).
For those interested, I understand my old frenemy Paul Wiffen is back in active politics and will be standing for election to the Greater London Authority next year.
But now it only leaves me to recall the words of sports commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme who, as jubilant England fans pre-empted the referee's final whistle and ran on to the Wembley pitch in the closing moments of the 1966 World Cup final, famously uttered the words: "They think it's all over..."
Well, it is now.
Picture: Rex Features
