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Let me be clear….again….

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Who said what on the question of the Irish border, hard or soft, and any attendant problems….. well, that’s how this post started out. Since then it’s rather been overtaken by events. Before the vote Boris Johnson told the BBC that Brexit … Continue reading

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Let me be clear…

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…a phrase oft-repeated by Theresa May and others in HMG, usually when they are about to obfuscate. In politics complete clarity rarely serves the speaker’s purpose, whichever party they belong to. This blogger would like to be absolutely clear just who … Continue reading

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Chirrup & tweet

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I had an interesting time on twitter recently, having expressed a strong opinion on the Catalan UDI.  I have tried to remain balanced in my interpretation of the situation in Catalonia, although it is clear that there is now a … Continue reading

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Inundation

First, watch this. I heard the first rumble of thunder at about eleven o’clock. I had been out with friends, sitting in an olive-tree-lined square where fountains played. The temperature was balmy, there was no indication of what was to … Continue reading

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The View from Here

I have written pieces on the Catalan situation before, but from my desk in London. From here in Spain it looks somewhat different. All my Spanish friends are unanimous in their support of the constitution (including some who live in … Continue reading