Welcome back after that break...

I've only posted twice in the past eighteen days, probably the most barren patch since I started blogging more than five years ago. So perhaps I had better explain...

Simple, really. Ros and I have been away on something called a holiday, as part of the process of returning to a normal life after the Presidency. In past years, we've only easily been able to get away during the summer, but now that young Mr Farron has taken over, we are less in demand, and can escape for some late winter sun.

And, since you ask, Jamaica was very nice. The sun was warm, the sea calm and the living easy. But now I'm back, with much to do...