When it comes to keeping track of what’s going on in the world, I happen to be notoriously uninterested.  I particularly remember one rather embarrassing moment when I was at school when I came into the classroom and someone asked me “So what’s your view on the war?”  I bashfully replied, “We’re at war?  Who with?”  Since that moment I’ve realised that I do need to make an effort to stay up to date with what’s going on, and anything that makes that experience easier and more interesting has got to be a good thing.

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