June 2022
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In praise of Vigo
I didn’t plan to go to Vigo, Spain, this month. I’d not given the place a…
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Mick Lynch: a text book lesson in winning the argument
Mick Lynch, the leader of the union that represents Britain’s railway workers, has become the media…
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In praise of Stephen Doughty MP
it has become fashionable to criticise members of parliament, and politicians generally. ”They’re all the same.”…
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Admiring my Dad’s enduring zest for life
It was wonderful to get a call from my father Bob Skinner this afternoon, reporting that…
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Highland 500 Day 7: Lairg to Inverness
This post recounts the seventh and final day of my Highland 500 cycle tour with Peak Tours in…
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Highland 500 Day 6: Durness to Lairg
This post recounts the sixth day of my Highland 500 cycle tour with Peak Tours in May and…
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Highland 500 Day 5: Ullapool to Durness
This post recounts the fifth day of my Highland 500 cycle tour with Peak Tours in May and…
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Highland 500 Day 4: Ullapool to Summer Isles
This post recounts the fourth day of my Highland 500 cycle tour with Peak Tours in May and…
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Highland 500 Day 3: Gairloch to Ullapool
This post recounts the third day of my Highland 500 cycle tour with Peak Tours in May and…
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Highland 500 Day 2: Lochcarron to Gairloch via Bealach na Bà
This post recounts the second day of my Highland 500 cycle tour with Peak Tours in…