Newtown

09/12/2024

Some bloke in Newtown is mourning the loss of verandahs on the shopfronts in Newtown, Sydney.

They were banned and removed in 1908 after a concerted campaign by a bunch of haters.

That’s right, 116 years ago. Seems like haters have always been a thing.

But why would you hate verandas? My guess is they didn’t, but being haters they simply chose something that others liked. Haters…

Can you actually mourn for something that’s been dead for 116 years when you yourself are only 56 years old?

I would call that some new and special form of fuckwittery masquerading as conservatism.