Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels.
I don't think kids have a problem with death. It's us older ones who are nearer to it, that start being frightened.
Crossrail is a prime example of infrastructure. It is a rather deadly word, but I think it is exciting stuff, the civil engineering which makes Britain tick - the bridges, tunnels, power and water networks, which bind us together.

