Book reviews seem to have died - yes I think I will resurrect them (elsewhere receiving books was an Editor's perk but I have not so far been offered any for review!). Vol 5 is in my opinion very mixed - an excellent chapter on social/labour movements and a scholarly major section by Belchem on the constitutional history were the highlights to me, obviously many names (from 1830 onwards) but nothing written from a family historian viewpoint (ie no genealogies etc) - read in conjunction with Moore it fills and provides a different viewpoint on the 19th century history.

Re MM I will chase Roger Sims but he normally provides an article so I am expecting some contribution.

I will also try to include something related to (maybe just an account of) the monthly meetings.