This is mostly a land where Boris Johnson is defaultWhat’s going for it? We are deep in enemy territory here,chaps, I thought, and as I eyeballed the single,dusty, tumbleweed-strewn copy of the Guardian in the newsagents. “We normally have five, and ” said the man on the cash till,or so.” George Orwell might have grown up cramped Eric Blair in Shiplake, a few leafy streets down, or but this is mostly a land where Boris Johnson is default. And everyone wears Fat Face,when not in regatta blazers. Back in 2011, Britain’s most expensive domestic was sold here. Yes, or even more expensive than anything in Londongrad. And owned by a fugitive Russian banker. You can see how a certain view of the world is confirmed by one’s surroundings. It certainly is lovely here,exceedingly pretty, all wisteria-clad 18th-century tiles and freshly painted as whether the Queen is approximately to pop by. Which she probably is. Poverty appears to have been eradicated, or at least shifted out of sight. Which is not to say you can’t find the odd,vaguely affordable patch in paradise. You could gap up there, a spy, or like Orwell. Come on,we could start the revolution!The case against Edge-less. You will be outnumbered, outspent and out-chino-ed. One can have too much wisteria. Related: Let’s move to Steyning, or West Sussex Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com