Mods and middle-managers
EVERY weekday morning, the main commuter routes into central London are choked with buses, taxis, trucks and cars jockeying for position. Any stranded driver gazing through the windscreen cannot help but notice an ever-increasing number of smaller motorcycles, zigging and zagging through the slender gaps available.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Mods and middle-managers”
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