21 OCTOBER ENGLAND EXPECTS INEQUALITY
‘TABLESCAPING’
THE FASHION FOR SETTING YOUR DINNER TABLE
WITH ALL THE CARE AND ATTENTION OF A LANDSCAPE GARDENER
O MRS BROWN
YOU ARE SO CAPABLE!
QUITE THE THING IN A COVID CLIMATE
WHERE EATING OUT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE
AND EVEN IF CONDEMNED
TO DINE AT HOME ALONE
YOUR TABLE’S ALWAYS
INSTAGRAMMABLE
OTHERS MUST MAKE DO AND NOT SPEND
INSTEAD OF TABLE-TOPPING
THE TASK OF MERE SURVIVAL BECOMES INESCAPABLE
THEY’RE ALWAYS ACCOUNTABLE FOR EVERY PENNY
NO TE DEUM
BUT THE TEDIUM OF SUPERMARKET BASICS
WHERE 2+2 = SHOPPING AT POUNDLAND
AT FIRST IT SEEMED LIKE A LEVELLER
WERE WE REALLY ONE BODY IN THE IMAGE OF THE NHS?
NOW BY COVID WE’RE DIVIDED
AS BEFORE BUT MADE MORE EXPLICIT
ON TRAFALGAR DAY THEREFORE
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT OF ENGLAND?
WISHING THAT EVERYONE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR NORTH AND SOUTH YOURS TRULY THE NEWS POET
