there’s this theory (well, it’s more than a theory since it was scientificaly verified) that says that between you and whoever on the planet, there is a maximum of 5 (or maybe 6, but it doesn’t really matter).

I mean, you know someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows your half-brother… (and it might be much shorter, since you both live in the same country)

Here in France, with friends, we tried something a few months ago : one of us told us a very few things about a friend of his (her name is …, she lives in Nice, she studied in this school, her main hobby is …, basicaly), and we had to try and send her a book, only by sending it to someone we knew, who was supposed to send it to someone he/she knew, etc. The idea was : OK, I will send it to this person I know in Nice, etc.

Well, I’m not sure I’m very clear… Feel free to ask for precisions.

Anyway, a few books arrived into her hands, sometimes by very small paths…

So, here my idea : why don’t you write a letter to your half-brother, and send it to a person you think is as close to him as possible (might be someone you know or, after all, anybody living in Stockport/Manchester you found on the internet), with a letter explaining what you’re trying to do… People might understand and try to get closer to him…

My two cents…