The money I pay for my cultural experiences came willingly from my own pocket - they were not the result of bread being removed from the mouths of the poor so that Miss Thing here could mince off to the circus smelling of roses.
One Christmas build-up tradition however has totally bypassed me - that of...
People look at me and they go 'You're white you're smart you must have...
Art school had taught me it was far better to be a flamboyant failure than any kind of benign success.
