“The King is strange to look at: he has bulging, expressive eyes, a slobbering mouth and an awkward gait. He dresses finely, yet somehow contrives to look ill-kempt. He speaks Scots with an accent, loves to drink ardent alcoholic spirits and swears like a tavern brawler.”

Almost exactly two years! That is what I was thinking, as I looked round the room at the Left Bank last Tuesday.

Jesse Norman writes for The Telegraph.

The King sits fretful upon his throne, while all around him his courtiers jostle for attention and advancement. He insists on his own unfettered power, yet the judges would entrap him in the meshes of the common law.

Late spring and early summer are a glorious time to be in Herefordshire. But with rising temperatures and more sunshine come more tourists -- and renewed public concern about the River Wye.

At this time of year Herefordshire is full of the joys of spring. But for me this has also been a sad period, for we have lost three great figures from our county, each of whom I massively liked and admired.

Last year I had the opportunity to visit the remarkable Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry. The MTC is a huge, state-of-the-art set of facilities dedicated to showcasing the very best of today's manufacturing technologies.

Local MP Jesse Norman recently met with Helen Venn, the Chief Regulatory Officer at the Office of Environmental Protection (OEP), and her team to discuss the plight of the River Wye.

It is often suggested in social media that Britain is or has become hostile to migrants; that it has turned its back on the EU; that no safe and legal routes exist for migrants, or that this country is opposed to accepting asylum seekers.

Sixteen years ago, in the spring of 2007, I was a newly selected parliamentary candidate to stand as MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire. It still feels like yesterday.