Days in the sun; Yourview.MY wife and I have just returned from a holiday in Spain and what a pleasure it was just to get out of Britain. Away from never-ending revelations ofWestminster sleaze sleaze n. A sleazy condition, quality, or appearance: "His record of public service is untouched by any stain of shadiness or sleaze" James J. Kilpatrick. , to where, despite the poor exchange rate, cigarettes, alcohol and petrol petrol: see gasoline. are cheaper than here. To where we could walk back to the hotel in the wee sma' hours without feeling uneasy. To where we could sit on a city centre bench on a hot afternoon eating a sandwich and drinking a can of beer without getting arrested. If we were 30 years younger, we would join the 160,000 others who reportedly leave Britain for good every year. Still, there's always next year's two weeks to look forward to. Ron Gay, Dunoon, Argyll Argyll or Argyllshire, former county, W central Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Argyll was divided between the new Highland and Strathclyde regions in 1975, with most of the county becoming part of Strathclyde. |
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