The Middle East is hitting headlines with regularity, ISIS (or whatever anacronym they have nowadays) are now hated by offically everyone, so much so that even old IRNA wants a pop at them, and who would have thought that they had some old US 'Nam planes.
The politics of the region is insane, all because of one split in a religion in 632. And the US insatiable desire for meddling, oil and war.
The two super powers in the region; Israel and the House of Saud are both backed by the West. Whilst the rest falls apart due to petty and barbaric infighting.
All very depressing really, still, Black Friday has taken everyone's minds of these things, that and the vacuous consumer fest that is rapidly approaching.
Like the thousands of people that cant afford to live in the capital I have moved from Mayfair to the suburbs, Barnes actually, lovely little spot with a pond and where I bumped into an aging Jimmy Page (my nephew was very jealous, appraently he is a very good guitar player - although not quite up to Joe Pass standards)
I spent the summer amongst the French in a delightful cottage in the Dordogne, collating my memoirs and awaitng that lucrative book deal and potential six figure gagging order.
Meanwhile the rise of Fallange's UKUP is proving laughable, and the migration debate is sapping the energy of the prol's - Honest Dave like Obama has proven completely ineffectual, roll along the next election...
Hope your spelling is better in your book, welcome back FT
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