Observation:

When, in a confict, someone says, "Not to belabour the point, but..."

They are belabouring the point.

Moreover, they know it.

The hour just went on the clock. (Two weeks late from last year on in, because we have to get in sych with the Americans. It's dark up here: why can't THEY get in synch with US?)

Anyway. The hour just went on the clock.

Goodness, we have a lot of clocks...