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The abominable selfishness of the Surrey middle classes

27 June 2020

9:00 AM

27 June 2020

9:00 AM

‘Have you met the man who keeps his horses in this field?’ said one silver-haired lady to the other, as the pair stood by the gate of the builder boyfriend’s smallholding.

‘No, but I hear he’s not very nice.’ ‘He’s an oaf. He won’t even let us walk our dogs through his field.

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