Margo Grimshaw column: I was in a favourite shop of mine the other day, the Ewood Dress Agency and was rather amazed to find it has been there 31 years.
Margo Grimshaw column: It started after the war. Whatever party has been in power it has systematically and intentionally taken away the need for the ordinary population to think, plan or have any responsibility for themselves.
Margo Grimshaw column: I entered the licensed trade untrained and by chance, as I didn’t drink and didn’t even know the difference between mild and bitter.
Margo Grimshaw column: I travel about quite a lot and notice the busiest towns are the ones that have a central space, an area where things can happen.