Hard Graft

The Westminster Village (which is what passes for the beltway in the UK) was rocked over the past week by the rather startling denial from Foreign Secretary William Hague over his relationship with a special advisor Christopher Myers.

The allegation specifically was a rather spurious piece by political blogger Guido Fawkes which noted that as Hague and Myers had been photographed in “casual clothing” and had even shared a hotel room together on the election trail that must mean one should question their *gasp* sexuality. It should be noted that Hague is married and happily so but the suggestions kept mounting which led to a rather shocking rebuttal by Hague coinciding with Myer’s resignation.

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We all love a bit of cider me especially. Its something which to some who have experience of Northern Europe with its exposure to Atlantic fury and tempestuous weather cycles would prove to be a bit of an oxymoron: a region that loves a nice apple based booze to refresh oneself in the middle of Summer.

Brewing cider is very popular in the UK. Many home brew beer but if you can get the apples you can brew more cider before you start to get taxed for it. So it was with delight that my Dad decided to make some cider today.

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