[YorkshireSeason]

Have you got substantial comments about the content of the article, the relationship between literary erudition, empathy, dictatorship and violence? Interestingly Mussolini was a writer too (he published a novel), and Mao worked (like me) as a librarian.

Aside, the author of the text was the literary editor of The Independent. I imagine that could be compatible with being too poor to write for the Telegraph, who knows ...