I still think that carries a certain something with it. Good quality stands out a mile. It still hollers status.

That post has almost instilled in me revolutionay ferment, a shame I am going on holiday in the morning and will be digging the chichiwawa dance down at the minidisco with all the other middle aged parents who didn't have kids until their late thirties by tomorrow evening. I will be suitably fortified with JW Blue Label though and whatever passes for exotic cocktails in those parts!

But yes, the concept of the English gent has been rendered null and void what remains is an empty carcass ripe for exploitation. Too many special interests, too many demographics to appeal to, too much Arab petro-dollars, no one of any mettle left in the field of politics.

I use to read Blake a lot, that English visionary who warned us two hundred years ago of the danger of the hirelings in the camp, the court and universities.

Anyway, the depressing field of play aside, it's great we have the Bugsy Malone's of The Style Forum and Fedora Lounge to amuse us awhile longer, even though the warning sirens are starting to wail.

Have you noticed, no matter where he goes on his hols, he always sports that navy non-logo short sleeved polo shirt?

Anyway: I've finished my packing now, and by way of 20 odd years of criss-crossing the globe, I have my full two weeks worth of gear in a 10kg case. No extra charges for me! The other splendid skill, well tip I have learnt, is that non-iron shirts exist for a reason: business travellers who can't fold for toffee. Seriously, whenever I go on business trips of a couple of days or more, especially when you're jumping from hotel to hotel, the non-iron shirt is a must. Of couse, the down side is that they can feel like you're wearing a piece of cardboard in the tropics.

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We do seem to have lost the 18th century art of pamphleteering and broadsides.

I am disappointed with the blogosphere, they haven't really reignited this art, but Dudley's post has given it a good shot.