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For those of you who despaired at Radio 4's removal of the UK theme, today saw a story of a new threat to another cherished English institution, the Women's institute
But fretful readers should take heart; the tale of intrigue in a small Yorkshire village, with accusations of jam recipe theft against a neighbouring community, and (ooh how exciting!) the discovery of a bugging device, reaffirms the continuing health of another great English institution - page 3 of the Daily Telegraph.
The story of who's bugging the Malham WI is so priceless I had to check today's date was really May 31 and not April 1.
Its natural habitat is undoubtedly that page - home of quirky rural mysteries usual involving the local vicar.
For what its worth I think the culprits here could well be the security forces, not investigating genuine threats to national security (I know jam recipes are important but come on) but out on a training mission for new recruits.
