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In my calendar for today there’s a great big block marked ‘Taxes (and death)’, a reminder to sort out the quarterly VAT return that is due while I’m on tour next month. So obviously I am sitting in a café writing to you instead. The entry in the calendar must reflect the mood I was in when I b…