My subscription copy of THE SPECTATOR just arrived from England. It has an

article by Theodore Dalrymple, with sub-heading: “Britain is sick and tired,

says Theodore Dalrymple: there is no religion, no culture, and no

patriotism — and not even leisure can lighten our burden.”

To this expat, that is a must-read.

The odd thing about Dalrymple is, that when you meet him in person, he is

cheerful, jolly, witty, and good-natured; always laughing and telling

jokes, apparently highly amused by all the horrid misfortunes he regales us

with.