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... and sundry, includini,their own countrymen, as they blockaded Calais, Boulogne, St Malo and Cherbourg, and left the Continent isolated from Britain. ; Why have French fishermen mounted this -blockade? There is probably a lengt,hmd eomg.ie;ated explanation ...

Published: Saturday 02 September 2000
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 449 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

Allan Massie

... along without us; this time they will. Hague really seems to believe in the old news-vendor’s poster: “Fog in Channel: Continent Isolated” ...

Published: Thursday 23 November 2000
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 499 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

Win wil

... wallabies, kookaburras to koalas, the stunning new BBC programme Wild Down Under takes a dazzling look at Australasia, a continent isolated from the rest of the world for a staggering 45 miillion years. Each of the six episodes that make up the series is presented ...