You know those films where nothing much happens yet which somehow infuse a sense of well-being? Well, August can often be like that: 2015, alas, seems animated to buck the trend.

For all you in the US who read these pages – thank you, by the way. Clearly you’ve impeccable taste – you may not know that Europe is in something of a spin and the tornado of torment has far reaching ripples.

From Lerwick to Lampedusa, folk are feeling the motions of migrating peoples who hope for better. It’s as though the whole world’s struggling and cannot break free from the fetters of their present and surf onto a future Eurhythmy.

We’ve talked about the chaos in our hearts before. Bother. No nearer uncombing the tangles.