Thursday, April 02, 2015

Henry Mayhew 1850 On The Underclass.

" ... distinguished from the civilised man by his repugnance to regular and continuous labour - by his want of providence in laying up a store for the future - by his inability to perceive consequences ever so slightly removed from immediate apprehensions - by his passion for stupefying herbs and roots and, when possible, for intoxicating fermenting liquors ..."

Will Despising Such Conduct Be Declared 'Islamophobic?'

Taliban 'legalises' domestic violence with new laws allowing husbands to beat women - as Afghanistan descends into the dark ages . T...