That name which is no part of thee

Two snippets from yesterday’s City Diary in the Times.

Project Merlin, the deal between the banks & the government, is named after the bird, not the wizard.

According to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds the merlin is the UK's smallest bird of prey, albeit one that is reassuringly compact & dashing .

But shouldn’t we be worried that in winter the UK population increases as most of the Icelandic breeding birds migrate to our warmer climate?

The second piece of news is that Vince Cable has resurrected his title of President of the Board of Trade.

So, a man to watch.

Link
The RSPB: Merlin

BBC - Peston's Picks: Project Merlin: The details

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Thanks to Merlin Top Primary School in Keighley for the picture