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D1111's avatar

Still remember Sheridan defending the Santa Cruz massacre, arguing “even genuine victims concoct stories”.

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Chris's avatar

It's been wonderful to read in recent months that you are on good terms with Tom Holland and Simon Kuper - I'm an ardent fan of both.

My occasional and fleeting visits to the UK in the last 15 years have been focused on central London. Each time I go, the place feels more venal, corrupt and tired. It's very sad and there's an undercurrent of shapeless globalism in London that is even more pronounced than in other major financial and tourist centres.

British declinism is a trope that predates Orwell's 'Lion and the Unicorn', but it does appear to be gaining pace. As happens with many bankruptcies, things happen very, very slowly...and then very, very fast.

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