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Lex · 21-01-2008, 10:24 PM

I recently read A History of Warwickshire by Terry Slater (I saw a cpoy in Warwick Books a while back, and I bought my copy at Compton Verney).
One sentence I read, towards the end of the book, made me smile & realise that nothing ever really changes.
It basically said that, in the 16th Century, the newly incorporated boroughs of Stratford, Warwick, Sutton Coldfield & Coventry were run by a self-interested oligarchy. Ok, this was due to a small electorate, but this still rings true in a lot of ways today.

21-01-2008, 10:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lex Good Grief.... Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stratford Posts: 387	I recently read A History of Warwickshire by Terry Slater (I saw a cpoy in Warwick Books a while back, and I bought my copy at Compton Verney). One sentence I read, towards the end of the book, made me smile & realise that nothing ever really changes. It basically said that, in the 16th Century, the newly incorporated boroughs of Stratford, Warwick, Sutton Coldfield & Coventry were run by a self-interested oligarchy. Ok, this was due to a small electorate, but this still rings true in a lot of ways today.