Occupations Past and Present

It is nice to notice these spiritual-mystical-historical connections. It is not always welcome to make them publically. Witness the BBC reaction to Darkus Howe’s claim, much replayed on Youtube, that the riots in London were part of a world-wide spirit of “insurrection of the masses of the people”. They must be seen purely as isolated incidents of wanton criminality and disconnected from their historical precedents and resonances.

Earthly Paradise

The peasants who, in the 14^th century
stormed the Tower of London
and bust into John of Gaunt’s luxury pad
to release the prisoners
and burn the poll tax records;