Diary of a Dissenter: The Week From My Window

'When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.' — Edmund Burke, 'Thoughts on the Cause of Present Discontents'

Though the heavens fall

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SATURDAY

At the time of posting last week’s diary, I hadn’t had the opportunity to digest the news o…