Right across London there was a string of Labour casualties: Putney, where former Arts Minister Hugh Jenkins lost his seat, Fulham (formerly held by the one time Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart who did not stand this time), Ealing North, Ilford South - which joined the by-election seat of Ilford North in turning Tory - with Enfield North among them.
Those were fighting words after a string of recent musical casualties in the West End, including Harry Hill's X Factor parody I Can't Sing, which closed after six weeks, and the latest shows from the former writing partners Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice Stephen Wardrd, which was based on the Profumo scandal, and From Here To Eternity.
Last June Screen International named Leonidas as one of their stars of tomorrow, and The Monuments Men is his fourth feature film, coming after a string of TV parts including Casualty, Grange Hill, Doctor Who and Sinbad.
On Monday, the US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, called for an end to Saudi-led airstrikes after a string of incidents with high civilian casualties.
A string of high-profile High Street casualties has brought the rights of consumers who have these tokens into sharp focus.
U.S. investigators have been looking into HSBC for a year, and the bank is just the latest casualty in a string of investigations and sanctions.
The fight against terrorism cannot be won by the bombardment of our villages," said President Hamid Karzai, referring to a string of coalition airstrikes that have caused civilian casualties.
Then there are the continuing reverberations from the troubles of Enron, Global Crossing, WorldCom and (this week's casualty) Tyco, plus a string of lesser company meltdowns, which have directed new attention to the ills of personal greed, lousy accounts and inadequate surveillance.
Civilian casualties are rising and a string of high-profile attacks have hit Kabul including an assault on the airport and an audacious raid into the heart of the heavily fortified diplomatic and military zone.
