Colley's book was a history of constitutions more than anything else and consequently a bit dry. I remember being very impressed with her 'Britons' back when I was a student, and it changed the way I thought about Britishness and seeing it as an 18th century invention that along with empire has passed it's sell-by date. Magnus Mills is on autopilot, more of the same, but I still enjoy the formula. The kids are on holiday now, Libby is in theatre cams each week putting on productions at the end, which I took Fred, William and cousin Jack to see on Friday (I have 3 day weekends throughout august, wonderful). It was a production of Matilda, and she played Bruce Bogtrotter, who steals cake and does a gigantic burp. she was a little nervous, bless her, but it all came off and she does seem to enjoy performing. William has been gettting more and more into football and has signed up for GPR next year - let's see how it goes.
Helen and I went to see The Proclaimers on saturday - they were marvellous and finished with Joyful Kilmarnock Blues, so I was very happy.
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