The Guardian records an inspiring moment in Paula Radcliffe's Marathon win yesterday:

'Radcliffe had being caught live on national television by an estimated 5m viewers, stopping in the 22nd mile of the London Marathon to relieve herself. "I have to apologise to the nation," said Radcliffe. "I was losing 10 seconds every mile because my stomach was cramping. I didn't know how far ahead I was but I felt I just had to stop." '

Licentiousness, lotteries, political corruption -- and now micturition in the streets. Does anyone else get the feeling that Britain is hurtling back to the eighteenth century?

Posted by melanie at April 18, 2005