they have huge guards made out of teak guarding the gates , anathema , and they have white helmets and real guns , you understand , which fire real bullets made of real lead which can go right into you and bounce around and come out of the same hole before you can even say 'excuse me , we have reason to believe that world war three is due any moment and they 're going to do the show right here , ' and then they have serious men in suits with bulging jackets who take you into a little room without windows and ask you questions like are you now , or have you ever been , a member of a pinko subversive organization such as any british political party ?