Checking out the crowd

Big Chill again

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August 1st 2008
Almost exactly two years since my arrival in the UK, I was once again off to the Big Chill - this time with two festival virgins. They acquitted themselves admirably, and I think each of them might even be prepared to try another festival. (I am sure the presence of the ‘champagne garden bar’ assisted in this regard! Apart from the first night, there was little rain (thank goodness) and a g ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more