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Where the ‘bad kids’ live

It is strange how the English word ‘estate’ has different meanings. It may mean the plush land-holdings of the aristocracy, or a social housing development, for the working class and poor.   Steve Latham   When I was growing up, our town had an ‘estate’, in this latter sense. As […]

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The cruel randomness of the pandemic

The current coronavirus pandemic can be coped with much better if there is a system of meaning ‘from above’, rather than merely ‘from below’.   Nigel Pocock   The ultimate expression of men and women, is their minds. The paradox is that we have to play the role of God […]