Why the *Euston* Manifesto?
Ahhhh, found it:
ALEXEI Sayle once did a routine about Liverpudlians staggering off the train at Euston. Bewildered by the size of London, they huddled around the station for the rest of their lives.
I don't know about Liverpudlians but Sayle got me to a tee. Vast swathes of London are a mystery because I have stayed within two miles of Euston since arriving from Birmingham in 1987.
The other day I went to Holland Park for the first time because the editor of the Standard had invited me to a very jolly Christmas lunch. Despite my being a trained investigative reporter, her PA had to send me a map and I still got lost twice.
It was the same week as the bizarre "Daleks" piece so we missed it, but there you go ...
ALEXEI Sayle once did a routine about Liverpudlians staggering off the train at Euston. Bewildered by the size of London, they huddled around the station for the rest of their lives.
I don't know about Liverpudlians but Sayle got me to a tee. Vast swathes of London are a mystery because I have stayed within two miles of Euston since arriving from Birmingham in 1987.
The other day I went to Holland Park for the first time because the editor of the Standard had invited me to a very jolly Christmas lunch. Despite my being a trained investigative reporter, her PA had to send me a map and I still got lost twice.
It was the same week as the bizarre "Daleks" piece so we missed it, but there you go ...
posted by The Rioja Kid at 4/18/2006 02:53:00 PM
3 Comments:
Liverpudlians? Scotsmen when I saw him perform it..and why does he no longer do the Brecht routine...he was a ringer for BB
Check out Nick Cohen's intro on his blog...
"I’ve taken a short break from finishing the book to save the Left from itself, a task which feels harder than saving the planet at the moment."
Poor old SuperNick. Wanker
Oh dear me, dear Decents. I thought Martin Kettle would be more friendly to the Euston Manifesto - but he isn't.
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