Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Vernon Coleman

Born: 1946 (age 79)
Bio: Vernon Coleman is a former general practitioner, and the author of over 100 books, including non-fiction works about human health, politics, cricket, and animal issues, and a range of novels. He is a militant vegetarian and antivivisectionist.
Known for:
- The Bilbury Chronicles (1992)
- How to Stop Your Doctor Killing You (1996)
- The Man Who Inherited a Golf Course (1993)
- Village Cricket Tour (1990)
- Bilbury Country (1996)