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"All really great things happen in slow and inconspicuous ways." Leo Tolstoy


Monday, 22 November 2010

Drunkenness is a Britishness problem not an economic one | ResPublica

If you are interested in reading an eloquent defence of 'Britishness' you can look no further than the link below.

Drunkenness is a Britishness problem not an economic one | ResPublica

Indeed it says something else to me. That identity - be that national or regional or family or whatever - is vital to the psyche of individuals. Without this sense of a greater self enveloping and supporting the individual self society breaks down and individuals are lost to a downward spiral of reduced aspirations and bad lifestyle choices.

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