Caroline Harbouri, editor of our journal
The Mediterranean Garden, has just told me about an excellent recent speech at the UK House of Commons, made by Rory Stewart. (He's a junior Minister at the Department of the Environment, though strongly tipped for the Defence Ministry.) I think any fan of these prickly little creatures will enjoy watching the short video of his speech, which you can find by clicking
here.
Such a shame that only about ten MPs were present to enjoy it!