But then Beachcomber was forced to give up his column because he said modern life had caught him up in its madnesses, and had rendered his satirical observations redundant.... Nicholas Webb Archivist Barclays Group Archives Dallimore Road Wythenshawe Manchester M23 9JA tel: 0161 946 3037 fax: 0161 946 0226 > Coming late to Clive Anderson's BBC Radio 4 programme Unreliable Evidence > last night, I was in time to hear m'learned friend Cocklecarrot assert, > apropos of a point in the debate > > "...people used to be boiled alive for blasphemy." > > > Really ? Burning possibly, boiling, surely not ? At least not in the > British Isles ? > > Is this a demonstration of an unrivalled knowledge of world history and > historical sources ... or an indication that the legal fraternity has > rather lost touch with the past as well as the present .... ? > > David Mander > > > > London Borough of Hackney may exercise its right to intercept any > communication which you send to, or receive from, any employees or agents > of the Council using its telephony/data networks. By so communicating you > give your consent to London Borough of Hackney monitoring and recording > any use of these networks. > > The Data Protection Officer, London Borough of Hackney, Hackney Town Hall, > Mare Street, London E8 1EA [log in to unmask] > > Please contact the sender if you have received this e-mail in error. Internet communications are not secure and therefore the Barclays Group does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Although the Barclays Group operates anti-virus programmes, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Barclays Group. Replies to this email may be monitored by the Barclays Group for operational or business reasons.