My reservations concerning marriage as an institution in general aside, I just want to congratulate all same sex couples tying the knot today. Legalising gay marriage is probably one of the things I think this government has done right. Mind you, the cynic in me says it’s just a scheme to make gay relationships controllable by the state, bringing it into line with heterosexual marriage. Whether it is or is not, though, this is surely a happy event, a blow to homophobia, and, above all, a great excuse for a knees-up.