Since the last time I updated The Midnight Bell, a number of articles have slipped out into cyber space. Perhaps one of the most controversial articles I've written, at least being argued against by friends, is my take on the Brand/Ross/Sach's debacle back in November. "It sounds like the Daily Mail", said one friend. Judge for yourself here
Appropriate for a blog named after a fictional pub by Patrick Hamilton, back in December I penned another article bemoaning the current war against pubs and public drinking. In the Times this week, an article revealed that 3 pubs a week are calling closing time for good with the loss of some 20, 000 jobs. The government's drive to force adults to stay in seems to be working. What a disgrace.
Sticking with redundancies and recessions, in January I noted how an alarming number of commentators were championing poverty as a way of curbing our 'greed' and 'disgusting' eating habits. Thanks for that. This topic was also dealt with in more detail through reviewing David Kynaston's Austerity Britain for Spiked Review of Books back in February.
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