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What is RICO and why is it important?

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I had heard of RICO, in connection with the Mueller Enquiry in the US, but had no idea what it was. In fact, RICO stands for the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations (Act) and it is a US federal law. … Continue reading

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Edward Burne-Jones

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Tate Britain’s Winter 2018 exhibition brings together paintings, sketches, stained glass and tapestries by Victorian artist Sir Edward Burne-Jones. I went to see it last week. Burne-Jones didn’t fit the usual pattern when it came to Victorian artists. He was … Continue reading

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The Silver Rings is Out Now

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The Silver Rings, Book II in the Al Andalus stories, is available today on-line and in certain book stores. You can find paperback and Kindle options on Amazon or other ‘e’ formats ( epub, mobi ) on Smashwords and in … Continue reading

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Walking Burne-Jones

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It was a clear evening and cold. A full moon illuminated the streets below, the white stucco of Pimlico and the red brick of Chelsea. Red hazard lights twinkled like stationary fireflies around Battersea Power Station, as the commuter trains … Continue reading

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Visual Feast

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Is the name of the V & A’s current FREE exhibition of Silvia Weidenbach’s jewellery. Weidenbach is the V & A’s first Gilbert Collection artist in residence and it is the works in that collection which inspired her own creations, … Continue reading