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Democracy III

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As we proceed through the Party Conference season here in the UK, before Parliament returns on 10th October, we do, at least have a government, albeit one with a majority of only 17 in the House of Commons and with … Continue reading

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Still Summer in September

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I’ve just returned from Jerez, where it was thirty-two degrees and sunny – still Summer really – to a decidedly Autumnal London. I didn’t get to go up to the mountains as I’d hoped, it was still just too hot, … Continue reading

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A Child’s Eye

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The child protagonist is an enduring feature of fiction, for adult as well as child readers, especially when a novel is written in the first person. There are classic adventure stories – ‘Treasure Island‘, ‘Kim‘ or ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’; coming … Continue reading

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Salt

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‘With all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt‘* Sodium is necessary to human life. We each need about 1.5 grams of sodium per day in order to maintain the electrolitic balance in the body and enable the human central nervous … Continue reading

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Viniculture

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‘Petit engines agricole‘ is what they’re called and they are the bane of the motorist’s life at this time of year, these slim little tractors dotting the roads of southern France, chugging along with their cargo of grapes. Just narrow enough … Continue reading