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Homage to suburbia – The Diary of a Nobody

posted in Uncategorized on October 25, 2013 by derek 0 Comment

HOMAGE TO SUBURBIA The Diary of a Nobody George & Weedon Grossmith In a recent book, Freedoms of Suburbia, former New Society editor Paul Barker notes ruefully To call anyone or anything ‘suburban’ is to utter a put-down, an anathema, a curse For many (especially on the left), the word evokes a lazy, unfair cliché… Continue reading →