A furious farmer has said he is ready to go to court to defend his right to display a billboard slamming his village as the ‘nastiest in Worcestershire’. Carl Powell put the sign up on an old grain dryer and described Peopleton – 10 miles from Worcester – as a ‘murderous, lawless, godforsaken place’. The 75-year-old accused … Read more
What I’d like to do right now is go to Arundel and buy a lemon yum yum from the LG Café in the town centre, which snobbish locals are trying to close. I’d like to drink to the health and wealth of the café owners with one of their cups of piping hot chocolate and … Read more
Trolls World Tour (Rakuten TV, U) Verdict: Inventive and fun Rating: The Iron Mask (various streaming platforms, 12A) Verdict: A spectacular mess Rating: There’s no snobbery quite like music snobbery. Dare to profess an admiration for the work of Phil Collins or Bono, let alone Justin Bieber, and in some circles you will be treated … Read more
A Little History Of Poetry John Carey Yale University £14.99 Rating: Roughly 250 years ago, James Boswell asked Dr Johnson: ‘What is poetry?’ ‘Why sir, it is much easier to say what it is not,’ replied Johnson. ‘We all know what light is; but it is not easy to tell what it is.’ John Carey … Read more