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You may remember that when a ship called Ever Given got stuck in the Suez Canal last year the resultant blockage caused chaos for international shipping. Indeed, the blocked Canal was blamed for shortages and empty shelves. The Suez Canal …

This is a long standing series of small items which have caught my eye or mind and which seem relevant, startling, amusing or all three. Occasionally, items which appear here may return as a longer piece. Mostly they will not.…

If you have a petrol or diesel powered car or van, keep the tank full of fuel and keep the battery charged. (An electric car is useless for this, by the way.)

If there is another serious lockdown or an …