(Sort out Ukraine, not our)

Silently? You haven’t got it right. You need to tap a foot, look at your watch loudly then open the door even more loudly. Don’t forget to sigh. A lot

You can peer in when you climb the other lighthouse, and you can walk around the front of it at low tide. Well worth a visit, and Barfleur is one of the loveliest places

It’s a naval lookout post now www.manche-tourism.com/visit/phare-...

And that lighthouse is still there, albeit with a bigger brother now behind it

This is a good summary of the problem. Next step: the solution. Farage and his acolytes are very good campaigners. What is the best way to combat the - very effective - messaging of the hate-peddlers?

Spinning the onions before they chop them

Brilliant and excoriating review. Up there with Clive James on Dan Brown. I can just about imagine Rowan Williams read the whole thing but did you manage it?

Absolutely. We’re just off for an outing in the rain: we’re not giving up on it happening

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No. But still reintegration back into Ukraine won’t be a trivial task

I don’t disagree with you, Cormac - I rarely do - but you also know it’s more complex than that. Unfortunately here are plenty of russian supporters in eastern Ukraine. However, the start point must be the 1991 borders