Dull routines
Jul 27th, 2009 | By Ian Poulton | Category: Personal ColumnsIn the mid-80s, John Mortimer’s Paradise Postponed told the story of the rise of a working-class politician. Being a twenty-something at the time, the routineness of the life described made me smile. Leslie Titmuss, the rising star describes his home life:
‘I went to the village school,’ he told them. ‘Then I got a scholarship to Hartscombe Grammar. Weekends I used to go .out on my bike and help people with their gardens. I grew up to understand the value of money because it took my father five years to
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