'Property is theft' is a catchphrase coined by the 19th-century anarchist Proudhon.
It is a fact that I own one acre of land – incidentally the smallest amount of land that qualifies for membership of the Country Land and Business Association.
And since the former Labour government was ousted in 2010, thickets of shrubs and evergreens I planted have grown exponentially – beneficiaries of the drenchings that were a once-in-a-generation event but now seem to happen yearly and trigger what a neighbour has identified as the Refrigeration Effect.
This neighbour, a vulcanologist and avid supporter of Israel's conduct in the war, claims that, with cold air running over saturated ground, it's no surprise that laundry never dries out.
In summer, English yeomen swear when their petrol mowers won't start because…
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The Oldie (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025