John MacDonald: My takeaway from the youth prison stand-off

So we’ve found out who it really was who managed to get that bunch of teenagers off the roof of the Burnham youth justice facility at the weekend.

It was Colonel Sanders. Ace negotiator Colonel Sanders.

I know he just looks like a friendly old chap on the signs outside the KFC restaurants. But turns out the Colonel’s the guy to call-in if you’re trying to defuse a tense situation.