Paul Kingsnorth

Sorry for the absence of posts recently. Lots is happening on the book front (look out for an extract in the Guardian this Saturday), plus I am dividing my time between here and the Real England blog. There's only so much a man can write.

I do, however, want to share the heartening news that Alastair Darling is being barred from pubs across the land, following his dastardly tax hike on beer in the budget, which will doubtless see even more locals close for ever. Personally I think this is all pretty timid stuff. I would prefer to see him strung up from a lamp post by his fingertips, next to Jack Straw and Ed Balls. That's not really anything to do with beer taxes, though. It would just be for fun.