And once again thanks to Maddie and the extended French side of my family for their revolution and for the delicious way they cook rabbit! ...And to my good friend Janet Keene for truly getting the story. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To Ashley, John, Sadie and the rest of the team at Empire for giving me this opportunity and for running the coolest publishing house from the coolest office in the shadow of the Old Trafford sacred ground. I think this now makes me part of the whole ‘Madchester’ scene and I couldn’t be more proud. When you’ve a moment or two, check out the website www.republic.co.uk. ‘Republic’ is the organisation that campaigns for the replacement of the monarchy in Britain with an elected Head of State. Listen to the argument and join the debate. You can reach me by one of the following thoroughly modern methods. www.davidmenon.com www.facebook.com/davidmenon www.twitter.com/#ifanyonefalls www.leftwingrealist.com – my political blog!
