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An interesting link today from Liberal England to an article in the New Statesman by David Kynaston, author of all those weighty tomes about post-war British society. Kynaston writes of the middle class revolt as described in novels by Marghanita Laski, Angela Thirkell and Molly Panter-Downes. The Angela Thirkell novel referred to is Private ( Read more... )

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Yet again I’m indebted to Liberal England for a link to a wonderful little transport film. In this one from 1963, Sir John Betjeman travels on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Line, narrating in his inimitable style, defending the usefulness of the old branch lines. I’ve travelled the old Great Western line more times than I can remember but never a ( Read more... )

I was going to post today about Mary Portas and her doomed attempt to turn around a failing charity shop but thelondonpauper has said it all brilliantly already. So, having misled you twice...


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