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About davidsprott

Artist, writer, veteran IT professional

Glimpses of Glastonbury

Posted on June 17, 2018

Glastonbury is the first real stop on our summer long road trip. Our younger son moved into a new old house at the start of the year and we are helping with decoration and renovation duties. It’s an interesting stay … Continue reading →

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Shapwick Nature Reserve – Walking Neolithic Trackways

Posted on June 10, 2018

The Somerset Levels are a unique wetland environment covering some 160,000 acres of very low lying land, averaging 3 to 4 meters above sea level. I recall back in 2013/14 the Levels getting extensive media coverage because they were badly … Continue reading →

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The Polden Way

Posted on June 3, 2018

It’s been a while since I had my boots on. So I looked for somewhere close to Glastonbury where we are staying for a serious walk. Much of the terrain is dead flat – ergo the Somerset levels; but there … Continue reading →

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Brexit gets Personal

Posted on March 16, 2018

In today’s world talk is cheap and words often mean nothing. In Theresa May’s speech on future UK-EU relations 2 March, she said referring to the EU, “We know what we want. We understand your principles. We have a shared … Continue reading →

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We have just crossed a threshold – it’s time to fix Facebook, Twitter et al.

Posted on November 6, 2017

We have crossed a threshold where technology Facebook et al are facilitating fixed elections and genocide. It’s time to act. Continue reading →

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Was Hurricane Ophelia Damage Avoidable?

Posted on October 18, 2017

This week Ex-Hurricane Ophelia directly struck Ireland causing widespread damage and chaos. This is regarded as an exceptional event, the worst storm in recorded Irish history. The National Emergency Coordination Group  (NECG) were reported in the Irish Examiner as saying, … Continue reading →

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Do we really need MORE democracy? Is consent of the people a recipe for instability?

Posted on September 13, 2017

I was intrigued to see today that as Jean-Claude Junker addressed the European Parliament he was heckled by Nigel Farage who said, “what was being proposed was more Europe in every single direction… without the consent of the people”. It … Continue reading →

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