How it registers our individuality

‘Handwriting’, says Philip Hensher, ‘is what registers our individuality and the mark which our culture has made on us.’ Mary Leland agrees

PHILIP HENSHER can be irritating, but what he has to say about the neglected art of handwriting is important.

His case is the ‘unconsidered move’ away from handwriting is gathering speed in what would be a silent revolution, were the replacement not mobile phones and electronic signals.