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From the Blog
The clocks and Brexit
If we had crashed out of the EU at the end of the month it would have put the clocks back fifty years, never mind the annual ritual of putting them back by an hour. But we didn't. I am not in favour of referendums, but I have come to think that this is such a strong...
read moreAutumn leaves
As the colours of autumn begin to show and the leaves begin to fall, it's time for some reflections. The book continues to do well, sales have been good and interest in it continues. Recently i have been dealing with a production company that is preparing a 1-hour...
read moreA good August
Thanks to everyone - 125 folk - who came on the tour this month. I hope you all enjoyed it; for me it was a pleasure to meet such a wide variety of people with their different interests in the Trainspotting story. Some were into the literature, others the film, others...
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