Exorcise the Oppressive Fear of Crime
This piece was first published in the Western Daily Press of Bristol, U.K. on July 6, 2000. CBS news had labelled Britain a battleground and crime had moved up in the political agenda. Did you carry a gun when you were living in the States? My! What a question. I was gobsmacked. Six friends had been sitting in our hosts’ garden on a luscious summer day when three of us took respite from the sun in the kitchen. We talked about chilblains, writing fiction and then, did I carry