There is no bigger representation to me, of a still-very-much-alive class system than the proliferation of the bakery chain, Gails. Always packed with linen-clad parents and their families and dead eyed dads saying nothing whatsoever and being frankly embarrassed that this is now the highlight of their weekend. If you know the chain, and I...
Month: March 2026
If Shakespeare were alive today – he’d be ashamed of us
If Shakespeare were alive today – he’d be ashamed of us William Shakespeare is undoubtedly the GOAT of British writing and storytelling. His plays and poems are constantly rehashed and turned into blockbusters and musicals and modern-day retellings. So it’s easy to think that were he alive today, Mr Shakespeare might delight in the indelible...
