finally, it's the season for the office christmas party. but has the fizz gone out of it? a number of major uk firms have told the bbc they are shelving or scaling back plans for big events. and more than half of workplaces have decided not to hold a party at all, according to a survey of office workers commissioned by covid testing company prenetics. that's despite no new government restrictions being placed on hospitality alex hewitt is chief executive of aok events, which does events and party management for corporate clients. good morning to you, alex. so have your clients cancel parties?— have your clients cancel arties? ,., ., ., ., have your clients cancel arties? ., ., i. parties? good morning to you. we have seen _ parties? good morning to you. we have seen a _ parties? good morning to you. we have seen a couple - parties? good morning to you. we have seen a couple of- we have seen a couple of cancellations in the last few days. but i think the backdrop to that is a number of people had already decided that they were not going to do a live