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A Ditch in a Desert

Crossword clue: a ditch in a desert (4, 5). I made that up. Real crossword clue in The Times yesterday: this won’t turn in the lock (5, 4) answer; canal boat.

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Black and Tan

Wing Commander Gibson ,VC, DSO and bar, DFC and bar was the bravest of the brave. He died flying a Mosquito on a raid to Bremen in September 1944 aged twenty-six.

Royal Oprah

I didn’t watch the Royal Oprah production recorded in sunnier climes than the UK at this time of year.

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Brooding

There’s plenty of bad news around in the UK, EU and globally. Much closer to home, my home, there’s mostly good news.

Gloves Off

I remember a BBC documentary about Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, broadcast in the last century. It was deferential and dull.

Soft Power

Seems like yesterday but it was five years ago, January 2016, when I wrote about Soft Power.

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