1. HL Mencken, On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe:-
" As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
2.Mick Herron, Dead Lives:-
"...all the work's done low on the food chain. Everyone else just has meetings."
The 1930s began in New York on the 29th October 1929 with The Wall Street Crash. The ripples spread our across the world. Britain, like The States, found itself with a severe economic crisis and a l
The Twenties One might be forgiven for thinking that with all the 'modern' changes to life, from radio broadcasts to the 'talkies', from the first Labour Government to expansion of car ownership, that
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