• The Chartered Institute of Transport celebrated its 75th birthday
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in style at the Connaught Rooms last week, and invited Transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson to lunch. He nearly didn't make it (it was a busy day in the House he said, dropping in quickly at 2pm to deliver a smooth after-nosh speech).
A total of 75 CIT presidents in as many years, he mused, that's almost as many ministers as Maggie has got through in 10 years of government. No worries Cecil, the Hawk has it from the top that your job is unassailable. Just like my nest. 0 Standing up to take a bow at the gathering was the institute's oldest member, Charles Dunbar, who joined the CIT in 1925. He told the Hawk's man on the spot that the secret of his long and successful life was the years he spent writing for Commercial Motor in the 1940s — as one of our top correspondents, Charles is still hale and hearty at "around 90".