Fairness and generosity

Sunday column on a Monday

My travelling companion Dick is a craftsman. In his spare time he has made water-going craft. Canoes, mostly, but he can also do you a dinghy or a boat. Also hot tubs. All with beautifully hand-crafted timber.

As we've rolled through the villages and towns of Europe, he has looked at the work of other craftsmen with a keener eye than your average bike-pa…