Reader’s Note
9 out of 10
The opening fable I could have done without. Everything after it is a case built the way one builds a case: evidence first, conclusion last, nothing asserted that hasn't been paid for. Sixty years on it still stands up. Nine.
by@ivor_stackWritten 31 March 2026Read 30 March 2026
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