of London? Perhaps meritocratic elitism would be ok, if it was Loughborough vs Birmingham on the Thames. The corollaries abound. Also, regardless of Trenton's motives. Does 'progress', so much as that is a real word, not often depend on people with strong beliefs taking non-violent actions, rather than violent words? For every Mandela or Rosa Parks, there are lots of Emily Davidsons and countless Oldfields, but do we not need them all to avoid stagnation, institutionalisation and injustice. We lionize those that take a stand with which we agree (either at the time, or many years later). We chastise those that take a stand we feel is infantile or wrong. Often they end up swapping round. Anyway, just a thought. Thank you so much for all your articles and blogs. They have made a big difference to my life and my confidence of thought. Ali EyeSee Rod, you write better than I do and for this I hate you. I believe that is the way it goes in the Trenton world, does it not? This is not envy of course, it is a much deeper, human yet political emotion. Regarding your child's school, have you ever thought of taking the teachers out in front of their families and.... no, I think that might have been disputed as an option previously. Anyway, I always feel that it is a privilege to read your articles. Do you think the recent increase in attempts by the Left to seize and modify language is