I expect that in certain circles the above is as clichéd a thing to quote in relation to Barthelme as ‘Fail again. Fail better.’ is in relation to Beckett.
But what of it? There are times when even the most laboured of clichés can be profitably put back to work.
This map of Scholes Village, South Yorkshire, was drawn by Kevin Rooney and appears in his book Rook Town.
Leaflet printed on 100th Anniversary of first Chicago May Day Demonstration, by Coventry Trades Council, May 1986.
On the way to the bus station this afternoon I bumped into the town mayor, and my MP.
On the bus home I read The Impact of Inequality: How to Make Sick Societies Better, by Richard Wilkinson.
I wish I had thought of something more trenchant to say to Mr MacShane than ‘Uh… well… good luck beating them… not that you need it here.’
