Sherborne at War – Henry More (a 67)

Sherborne at War – Including a reappraisal of the 1940 air raid on Sherborne. Why did the Germans launch a nuisance raid against Sherborne on 6 July 1940? Why have historical accounts of the Sherborne bombing raid of 30 September 1940 been significantly in error? Why have Sherborne’s secret factories never been recognised for their … Read more

Wrestling with Rhinos: The Adventures of a Glasgow Vet in Kenya – Jerry Haigh (d 59)

Imagine it’s 1965, and you’ve just fulfilled a boyhood ambition and graduated from the vet college in Glasgow, Scotland. The very next week you find yourself in Kenya, treating wild animals. This is what happened to Dr. Jerry Haigh, who in Wrestling with Rhinos takes us deep into the post-independence Kenya of 1965, and shows … Read more

The Keys to Democracy – Maurice Pope (a 44)

The Keys to Democracy: Sortition as a New Model for Citizen Power In this distillation of a lifetime’s thinking about democracy, Maurice Pope presents a new model of governance that replaces elected politicians with assemblies selected by lot. The re-introduction of sortition, he believes, offers a way out of gridlock, apathy, alienation and polarisation by giving … Read more

Around the World in 80 Minutes: In Search of Rugby Greatness – Rob Kitson (g 82)

Robert Kitson (g 82) has written another book. This one is called Around The World In 80 Minutes: In Search of Rugby Greatness (Bloomsbury) and features interviews with many of the most significant figures in rugby union over the past 50 years. ‘A mesmerising, unforgettable journey around world rugby.’– Donald McRae – Twice Winner of the William … Read more