Peter Rhodes on fields, fertility and a funny man who has died too soon
Here is a law of nature: If a field contains a) a hole and b) a horse or horse-like animal, given time, the latter will fall into the former.
Admittedly, the storm drain near Market Drayton into which a donkey called Amigo tumbled a few days ago was concealed by leaves. But even if it had been clearly visible and marked with a large sign saying “HOLE,” the animal would eventually have fallen in. There is an unexplained but irresistible attraction between sudden drops and ungulates. Ask any fire fighter.
Hamas is backed by the mad mullahs of Iran. Tens of thousands of right-on and essentially decent people in the West march in support of Palestine. These street scenes give a massive propaganda boost for Hamas and thus make common cause with Iran, a country where “morality police” beat girls to death for not wearing a headscarf. Meanwhile, one of the LGBT groups supporting the people of Gaza is called Queers for Palestine, which may strike you as strange, given that the only gay-friendly country in the Middle East is Israel. The old adage has never been truer: politics makes strange bedfellows.
