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  Beyond Wellingore’s Memorial Hall, there’s a field. Then, beyond the field and its hedge the view opens out to show the walker where she/he’s about to go along the semi-circular edge of Lincolnshire’s ‘Cliff’. My destination today is Coleby’s spire, on what appears to be the highest point, although if that’s not an illusion, it must be only by the odd metre or so - the ‘Cliff’ maintains a fairly even height. The ‘Jurassic Way’ long distance path from Banbury to Stamford was designed to celebrate the limestone ridge which runs roughly south-west to north-east through Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire. The ‘Cliff’ is the eventual continuation of that ridge, but never more beautifully displayed. The height above the valley is only about a hundred and fifty feet here, but any balcony walk carries a certain thrill and elation, simply because you can look down on things.   And what does that say about human nature – or maybe just my human nature?   This is not what you woul...

  Roadside planting, but it could be Chelsea '24 Shania Twain’s on the stereo as I drive north to Leadenham and the beginning of today’s walk. Deep into the second week of campaigning for the forthcoming General Election, a row has broken out about Sunak’s claim that the Labour party will increase everyone’s taxes by £2000, the timescale on which this will happen, and how this estimate was obtained. Starmer says Sunak lied. Sunak says he didn’t.   Sue and I are due to take worship at Morcott this Sunday. The first reading set in the lectionary is from the book of Samuel.   To be frank, old man Samuel has become rather boring to the Children of Israel. They don’t appreciate his advice and they don’t like or trust his sons, so they demand a king, because everyone else has one. Samuel does a ‘be careful what you wish for’ . He tells the people a king will very likely become a tyrant, and rig the affairs of the nation to suit himself at their expense. Are they sure this is ...