Au Revoir

If the journey out was long then the 6am departure from Slovakia for a 21.30 arrival in Cumbria was simply shattering. Having not gotten to bed till 5am may not have helped....

This was my fourth assembly and as ever I'm left torn: time with my international colleagues is always informative and full of potential, but these meetings are far too often contentious and acrimonious, or simply unproductive.