Adlestrop, by Edward Thomas Yes. I remember Adlestrop— The name, because one afternoon Of heat the express-train drew up there Unwontedly. It was late June. The steam hissed. Someone cleared his throat. No one left and no one came On the bare platform. What I saw Was […] Read more
August 2014
That an Englishman’s home is his castle is an argument often summoned to explain or justify the right to do as one likes within domestic boundaries- and if need be to defend these with all possible means at […] Read more
He never said it but I can imagine Newsnight’s Jeremy Paxman curling his lip at the very thought of the current throwaway tag, “British Values”. “British Values” he would have sneered, instantly curdling the milk in your tea, “what on earth do you mean by that? It’s rubbish isn’t it?” The Times columnist Jenni Russell: […] Read more
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