There's a Serious Downside to the Digital Revolution

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Last night the lady who is our local parish clerk lay battered, sobbing and freezing in a Madrid park. She and her husband had been robbed. The Spanish police had taken details, but weren't really able to help.

Having read their desperate email I decided to phone their home - which may seem a strange thing to do, but after three attempts (because the line was engaged) I got through. Pam, as I suspected, wasn't in Madrid at all. She explained she'd been inundated with calls from concerned folk who - like me - had not been fooled by the email.

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There's a Serious Downside to the Digital Revolution

Nevertheless, it was a convincing missive. However, I'd noticed one phrase that seemed odd - our parish clerk is not the sort of person who says "freaked-out". What I did think clever w...

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