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Wishing you a happy Christmas

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On a mid-week day before Christmas I passed this little tree in the heart of the City of London. It was a quiet day, workers held at home by railstrikes.

The tree stood outside St Helen’s Bishopsgate. The old church (1210 according to its website) is surrounded by the towering hustle of tall, proud, concrete buildings. In this clearing at their feet the green tree, with its ‘merry Christmas’ sign, blinked cheerfully.

I hope it’s still there.

Many, many thanks for your company this year, and very best wishes for a brave and hopeful 2023!

Georgie

“Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas”

Copyright Georgie Knaggs & The Phraser 2022

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Well … that was exhausting

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London during UEFA Euro 2020

In case you missed it, on Sunday night England lost a game of football to Italy. The match was in Wembley, and the result so tight there was barely room to breathe.

We watched the game on television, and then, gathering our senses for Monday, we drove north, across the M25, and into the centre of London.

We had no idea what to expect. This is what we saw.

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London Unmasked

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London – during lockdown 2020

Four months of lockdown is a long time.

The door has opened slowly over the last few weeks but life still feels strangely slow motion, especially here in the City of London.

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