And, rarely for you (not me, obv), I think you are veering wildly off-topic here, Peter.
"... buying foods ready-prepared by chains such as Eat, Pret a Manger or Simply M&S."
There's very little evidence that the dregs of society do this (although I'm sure they give in to the kids and buy a Big Mac or a kebab every now and again).
The problem, as I see it, is that they are fucking useless at living in their own environment. Boiling a bloody egg is probably beyond 20% of them. And as for planning a week's meals, well, they have plenty of time, little inclination, and no damn ability. That's where the 40 year old grannies (it's a technical term, by the way, and refers to the number of generations rather than how many rings you can count when you slice them in two) fall down.
I don't particularly wish to fall into the slough of despond over this, but there's no evidence that the underlying issues are being addressed by anybody more exalted that Jamie Oliver.
OK, did I just say that? I'll book into the Hotel Despond in Slough this weekend.
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Date: 2012-01-24 11:39 pm (UTC)"... buying foods ready-prepared by chains such as Eat, Pret a Manger or Simply M&S."
There's very little evidence that the dregs of society do this (although I'm sure they give in to the kids and buy a Big Mac or a kebab every now and again).
The problem, as I see it, is that they are fucking useless at living in their own environment. Boiling a bloody egg is probably beyond 20% of them. And as for planning a week's meals, well, they have plenty of time, little inclination, and no damn ability. That's where the 40 year old grannies (it's a technical term, by the way, and refers to the number of generations rather than how many rings you can count when you slice them in two) fall down.
I don't particularly wish to fall into the slough of despond over this, but there's no evidence that the underlying issues are being addressed by anybody more exalted that Jamie Oliver.
OK, did I just say that? I'll book into the Hotel Despond in Slough this weekend.