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In 1973 I was one of group of aspiring British diplomats undergoing the Foreign Office selection process.  For one exercise we were...

For the last six months or so, I have been engaged in a mammoth reading project which is the biggest one I have ever undertaken...

I am frequently surprised by concatenation, when a series of events, issues or conversations occur more or less at the same time...

Walking across Edinburgh’s Waverley Station, I happen to be following a man carrying a holdall with a big logo on it announcing “Crusaders”.