It seems that every four months the ineptitude of our politicians compels me to put my fingers to the keyboard. When I heard about the beginning of the consultation on minimum pricing for alcohol, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Is it good or bad? All is not...

The last time I was compelled to put pen to paper for the Huffington Post, I wrote of government ineptitude with the aid of Dante and the Seven Deadly Sins. Four months on, my subject matter has not changed but this time I will be taking you to ancient Greece...

We in the wine industry are generally of a sanguine temperament. We're boisterous, creative, thoughtful, sociable and confident pleasure-seekers. However when the economy gets bad, we keep smiling with stiff upper lips because we know that the great British people share our pleasure in a quality beverage.

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