“For fear… such as shakes you to your foundation… nestles in your memory like a gangrene: it seeks to rot everything, even the words with which to speak of it.  So you must fight hard to express it. You must fight hard to shine the light of words upon it….

I’ve just finished reading Owen Jones’ Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class.  It’s the most important book that I’ve read in a long time, on a topic that’s very close to my heart, delivered with the passion it deserves. I urge you all to pick up a copy and read…