well as being busy with other intelligence history projects. Her new book, The Zinoviev Letter: The Conspiracy that Never Dies, was published by OUP in August 2018.
1970 Sabina Lovibond writes ‘In March I was a contributor to the conference held at Mansfield College, Oxford, in memory of faculty colleague Pamela Sue Anderson. I also spoke at University College, London, in the first of what is to be a lecture series organised by their departmental “Minorities and Philosophy” Committee. Two trips to Switzerland: in April to speak at a conference at the University of Lucerne (“Naturalism and Social Philosophy”); and in September (biannual symposium of the Swiss Association, Basel). Publication: “Iris Murdoch and the Quality of Consciouness” in Murdoch on Truth and Love, ed. Gary Browning (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018).’ Lucy Neville-Rolfe has joined the House of Lords EU Committee (Brexit). She has stepped down as Commercial Secretary to the Treasury after three years as a Government Minister. She has a fourth grandchild, Ada Packer, the child of two Somervillians. Elspeth Scholey (Mrs Rolls) writes ‘We have moved to a new area to be closer to family since my husband’s illness. Besides the caring role, I am hoping to re-launch my consultancy and coaching business. In the meantime I am delighted still to be able to work in a voluntary capacity for Children in Need. All my background in coaching, learning and development, management and team building is coming in useful as I learn more about aphasia and work to help my husband.’ Sally Vere (Mrs Prittie) writes ‘Since retirement in 2013 we spend several months a year in Israel, assisting in reconciliation work between Israeli Jews and British Christians, to repair effects of the British Mandate. My musical activities are largely piano related, performing, leading worship and a little teaching.’
1971 Ann Boggis-Rolfe (Mrs Buxton) is this year Master of the Worshipful Company of Pewterers
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Sue Dixson writes from Bulgaria ‘In 1973, college sent me for what was a very enjoyable year in the Pyrenees to ‘improve’ (I never ‘perfected’) my French, the weaker of my two compulsory languages. I was amazed that 30-something colleagues could still ski and mountainwalk. This year, a former President of OUWBC contacted me about the 1975 Blue Boat crew and rowing memorabilia. We enjoy a mutually enhancing email friendship
across the generations. She, in turn, was delighted to hear that there is life at 66, as I walked the West Highland Way this spring. (My companion was 71!) All Somervillians are welcome to visit me in Bulgaria and mountainwalk here, whatever your age.’ Liz Nisbet (Mrs Railton) is now largely retired. Her husband, Lance Railton (Keble, 1971) died nearly six years ago shortly after she retired but she has two grandchildren aged ten and