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...phrasing and sentiment of the final days of the Thatcher era. And switching into Spanish for the final word clearly frames the dispute along nationalist lines. (Although of course they’ve anglicised the word - the Spanish plural would be ‘señores’, but that would have ruined the rhyme.) In contrast to this was the headline in Germany’s Die Welt last week...

...phrases which describe this moment in the journey and how she connects the way she feels to her reader. Clicking on the highlighted text will take you to a reflection on the writing: 'Over the previous eleven days the Trans-Mongolian had shown me that there were no real beginnings or endings, borders or boundaries. I’d watched lakes grow into seas, mountains rise then...

...phrases have changed in meaning. ”On the town”, for instance, now means having a good time (usually alcoholic); it had a quite different meaning in Victorian times. Think like a detective. Remember, the harder you try, the luckier you can get. History is often like an orange, the harder you squeeze, the better the result! Work out a strategy. Supposing, for example,...