The first monastery in Wales was founded here by St Cadfan in the sixth century and according to legend there are 20,000 saints buried on the island.Bardsey's spiritual quality remains and many of the 500 visitors who stay in the holiday cottages each year come on religious retreats. Mr Clinton, by endlessly repeating that the average American works harder for less money than 10 years ago, has obviously learned from the mistakes made by the Dukakis campaign.The Bush campaign, meanwhile, is beginning to have an air of desperation about it that is colouring every administration policy at home and abroad.Another round against President Saddam should do Mr Bush good, recalling his triumph in the Gulf war and making him popular with the 62 per cent of Americans who want President Saddam overthrown if he refuses to abide by UN policies.Yet the new policy towards Iraq, including the overflying by US, British and French aircraft of the Shia south of Iraq, is unlikely to do much to wrest it from President Saddam's control. It does not feel like a recovery, partly because it is taking place against a background of disinflation, and partly because it is still extremely fragile. Britain has made a successful resolution to the trade round one of its top priorities for the next six months. The leader of the Ulster Unionists, nervous about being outflanked by his hardline rival, Ian Paisley, and the Democratic Unionists, has been granted a welcome opportunity to reassert his Unionist credentials in advance of the European elections.There is a danger that the Irish and British governments will give up hope: neither can be accused of not trying.

BRITAIN'S Olympic competitors yesterday called for urgent reforms, including state funding for athletes, to prevent the country from slipping into 'further sporting decline'. In fact, some of the tub-thumpers were among the first to give up union membership.He has been a thorn in the side of both union leaders and the Government. In spite of her political roots, her life was typically middle class; nice house in Muswell Hill, north London, boarding school, then, as an adult, the move to a flat in Brixton.'I still feel very English,' she says. DOCTOROW, FRANCES D'SOUZA, ANTONIA FRASER, JOSH FRIEDMAN, RONALD HARWOOD, WILLIAM KENNEDY, GYORGY KONRAD, JANE KRAMER, ARTHUR MILLER, TONI MORRISON, HAROLD PINTER, WILLIAM SHAWCROSS, ANTHONY SMITH, ROSE STYRON, WILLIAM STYRON, MARIO VARGAS LLOSA, KURT VONNEGUTLondon, SE114 January. The Independent has obtained full details of the Kent section of the line, which show that after crossing the Thames it emerges north of Swanscombe cement works and through the Kent Kraft industrial estate, displacing factories and warehouses. Passing under the North Kent railway line near Northfleet station, it goes into the Ebbsfleet valley, where it is claimed it will be out of sight of nearby towns and villages, and avoiding the ancient monuments of a Roman town near Springhead. Tears streaked her muddy face as she rubbed her eyes, sobbing.I explained what had happened to the police on the phone I said where I was.

He smoked all over the house, stayed in bed late, never offered to help with the washing up or anything. Their respect thus undermined, they were quick to condemn any other signs of weakness in Mr Major's leadership.In one of many attempts to unite the party and reassert his authority, Mr Major launched the ill-starred 'back to basics' campaign. Despite being a child of the Enlightenment, enraptured by reason, his sensibility gravitated to poetry and art, resulting in an impressive secondary persona as poet and artist. ON FRIDAY Sir David Akers-Jones was received at the Great Hall of the People in Peking, where he was awarded a special certificate covered in brocade (that hideously garish Chinese brocade, no doubt) proving that he was now an adviser to the Chinese government. He has also borrowed pounds 10,000 on his house to keep his business going.He left the mining industry in 1987 and says he has done well to survive. But the primary source here is an epic poem: 'long-striding' is one of those lovely concise tags that keeps the story on its toes.

Built 1874, on the site of the former Half Moon Inn, where worship had taken place for 200 years. Only Pieter Muller, James Small and Tiaan Strauss of those trounced 35-16 survive to face Will Carling's side, though the London-born Steve Atherton was among those on that tour. Mr Norman made it clear that he would not be able to meet before Gateshead. But in a growing economy, this means that debt steadily shrinks as a proportion of income.