Last refuge

DURING these hard times when, after a decade of splurging by the Bertie Gang, we’re now expected to trim our wallets and expectations, all in the noble cause of patriotism, it might be timely to remind ourselves of Samuel Johnson’s adage regarding the calibre of those who take refuge in this notion.

David Marlborough

Kenilworth Park

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