Author Archives: davidsprott

About davidsprott

Artist, writer, veteran IT professional

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Posted on February 20, 2019

It’s always a pleasure to return to Berlin to look after the grandchildren. Even if they don’t really need any “looking after” it’s great to spend (so called) quality time with them, as well as continuing our exploration of this … Continue reading →

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Nervous Breakdown Britain

Posted on February 16, 2019

Just hours after I penned this piece, I hear that Angela Merkel has doubled down on the tough EU negotiating position. She is reported to have told Leo Varadkar, “ . . a hard border has to be on the table in … Continue reading →

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Theresa May’s Brexit Strategy?

Posted on January 5, 2019

I cannot reveal the source of this draft document. However, it seems to be an interesting approach that could just break the current Parliamentary logjam. . . . discussion draft for No 10 strategy group circulation only . . . . proposed statement re the EU … Continue reading →

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On the Border

Posted on August 31, 2018

You can drive to one of the most historically significant memorials in Europe in under an hour from where we are staying in Eastern Austria. And yet most of us will be unfamiliar with the name – Sopron, a small … Continue reading →

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Return to the Wienerwalt

Posted on August 18, 2018

The drive from Lake Simssee to the Vienna Woods is quite short, about four hours. We make a good stop at a Landzeit service area for lunch. The quality is superb, and we reflect on the sorry state of particularly … Continue reading →

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Holidaying with the Germans et al

Posted on August 18, 2018

Leaving the Toggenburg we take the most amazing highway from the Voralberg to Innsbruck which is deep in a valley between high mountains and much of the road is through tunnels with short glimpses of the high points between. From … Continue reading →

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Flowers in the Lower Swiss Alps

Posted on August 2, 2018

Down the years we walked in the Swiss, French, Italian, Austrian and German Alps, and always admired the alpine flowers. Magnificent colours in frequently exquisite plants. But we have never experienced such a profusion of species as we found on … Continue reading →

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