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- *Daylesford news flash*
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- Quick Crouch End update
- *John Lewis flash*
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- All in the ghetto
- We Had It So Good: Linda Grant Q and A
- Search engine terms
- Crouch End (with preliminary rambling about Shoreditch)
- News flash
- Quick Lewes flash*
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We Had It So Good: Linda Grant Q and A
Regular readers of this site will know that I’ve been promising an article about Slough for a long time now and repeatedly failing to produce the goods. It is on the way, I promise (again). But in the meantime, I’ve … Continue reading
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Search engine terms
I’m in the middle of writing a proper post about Slough. And enjoyng the post-Christmas lull. But in the meantime, I’ve been getting some very interesting information from wordpress about the search engine terms people use to find this blog. … Continue reading
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Crouch End (with preliminary rambling about Shoreditch)
Recently, I visited Hoxton and Shoreditch in East London in order to drink over-priced coffee and (earnest-middle-class-parent that I am) to visit to Nick Hornby’s admirable Ministry Of Stories and Monster Supply Store. It’s an area I used to know … Continue reading
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News flash
There’s an interesting survey reported in the Guardian (on one of their superb data blogs) about the “Real Middle Britain”. It’s debatable whether, in the complex and crazy language of class “Middle Britain” and middle class are one and the … Continue reading
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Quick Lewes flash*
Steerforth, whom I mentioned in my last post, and who runs the wondeful blog, The Age Of Uncertainty, has posted a really interesting article. It’s not only about Lewes, but about the appeal (as well as comedy value) of middle … Continue reading
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Lewes
Recently, a poster called Steerforth wrote a comment on this blog about Lewes’ claim to to be the most middle class place in the UK: “My home town of Lewes should be on the list for a number of reasons, … Continue reading
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Exciting innovation alert!
I want to find the most middle class place in Britain and I want you to help me! Be it a town, village, street, shop, delicatessen (not deli, please), organic farmers’ market, pleasing and easily accessible rural view (ideally with … Continue reading
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Watch this space…
… for slow and over-ambitious expansion of the blog in coming weeks. In the meantime, please send in nominations about the essence of middle class life and where to find it. More info here.
Is it too early to mention Xmas?
Yes. In fact, “Xmas” should never be mentioned. To shorten the title like that is a gross cheapening of this otherwise wholly holy day. And yes, it is also important to hate people who even mention Christmas before December 1. … Continue reading
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