and European rules don’t say anything about whether it can be used in the wet. You have the UK government to thank for the rules reported in the Yorkshire Post on 23 October that farmers are not allowed to use their combine harvesters in waterlogged fields. We leave those sort of decisions to Member States. Which makes sense if you think about it – wet fields must be a much bigger issue here than in southern Spain…unfortunately.
Not that we can complain about the weather at the moment, it’s my favourite – cold and sunny and crisp. Guess it’s all those years in Finland affecting me.
So glad it’s the weekend, though I did enjoy last night – it was the 120th anniversary of the Foreign Press Association and 40th anniversary of the Association of European Journalists, and they had a reception at the FPA’s headquarters in Carlton House Terrace, which used to be Gladstone’s house. I met some great people and was also able to say hello to Brian Hanrahan, who interviewed my parents last year. He remembered them well, and also how much he loved that part of the world. I just watched the interview again and it’s amazing to see how much the garden has changed in just a year.
Looking forward to seeing my brother over the weekend and maybe also catching up with my friend Hannah from Brussels. If you’re in town, come along to the Language Show, where I’ll be manning the stall for a spell on Saturday.