Hi Joe
Clive and I have just returned from the Cotswolds
What a beautiful region it is
It is so very English
This was very much a working holiday
So I had to keep up with the news
Most of it was quite dreadful
And I am not talking about Oasis reforming
Still the tickets are cheap
Yet I would feel ripped off it they were free
It has occurred to me that many of the dreadful crimes
Which are becoming all too common these days
Were not really committed by people named John Smith
Who were Cotswold born and bred
Bourton-on-the-Water
Upper Slaughter
Lower Slaughter
Broadway
Who fucking cares
I know that you track the statistics
And are perfectly aware of the hidden truths
It is a sad state of affairs that decent people
Who rely on strong government red or blue
Are betrayed in such a manner
Your home city is Bath
How I envy you
It is such a beautiful place
But it is becoming tatty on the edges
Due to weak policing and a two tier approach
In my dreams we would live in the Cotswolds
But our jobs disallow that
What can be done
Rebecca
Almost forgot
Send my love to Josie and her new friend
Clive said that he wished that you drank
There are so many great pubs in Richmond
He will make a man of you one day
My Dear Friend
xxxx