A Cosy Liberal Myth Exploded by the Horrors of Port-Au-Prince [Edition 2]
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WE CAN'T get enough of middleaged white men traipsing around the globe in khakis, hamming it up for the camera about how un-British it all is, how quaint, how picturesque. Tourists might seem open- minded, eager to find out about other cultures, but mostly we just pack our prejudices along with our anti-bac dry wash.
Take Kevin McCloud, who usually stands looking disapproving as an overachieving couple airlift a Pounds 30,000 Bulthaup kitchen into their carefully refurbished former industrial space.See the full content of this document
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A Cosy Liberal Myth Exploded by the Horrors of Port-Au-Prince [Edition 2]
Last week on Channel 4 he was slumming it in Dharavi, Mumbai's largest slum, home to more than one million people.
All very worthy, you might think, except that, like Prince Charles, who famously sa...See the full content of this document
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