Great Years

History has a habit of repeating itself and I fancy we might be about to witness more examples this year. The last we had drought measures in the UK, Brotherhood of Man won the Eurovision Song Contest with "Save All Your Kisses For Me". Who would bet against that seasoned crooner Englebert Humperdink emulating this feat. In the Queen's Jubilee year of 1977, Liverpool lost the FA cup final and Virginia Wade was the last British tennis player to win a Singles final at Wimbledon. Will this be Murray's year after so many near misses? In both 1976 and 1977 the country was in a mess financially with the incumbent government enjoying all the confidence of a drunk on a tightrope.