Middle East watchers have been so obsessed with the Arab-Israeli stalemate that they have largely forgotten Egypt and so have to pretend to know all about what was coming. That is quite unlike our driver in Cairo two years ago. He was certain of pending civil strife and told us so. What will happen to all those crowds of people who depended on tourism for a living? Life is surely not going to get better for them as they stray among the deserted streets and empty hotels. This may be an ideal time to go to Luxor with its fine old fashioned hotel, delightful small museum where the relics of the great era of Egypt can be seen on a human scale. The weather is hot, the wind is dry and the views of the Nile are seductive. Steer clear of the food, especially Omelettes "Agatha Christie". There is an Italian restaurant which may be worth trying.
Dave seems to be at it again. Since the "Big Society" has been rumbled we now move on to be "Muscular Liberals". More people have been sacked because they should never have been appointed and the MPs can't even run their own expenses system. The weedy man who runs it will probably be kicked upstairs to the Lords who are rapidly becoming "multi-cultural".
Certainly the Big Society was a misnomer as anything "big" is despised. e.g.
Big Business, Big Brother etc. There must be one big thing that is not bad. Try this:
The fox knows many things but the hedgehog knows one big thing.
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