Am I the only Guardian reader getting more and more confused by the hegemonic use of the term “liberal”? The word pops up everywhere: social liberal, economic liberal, liberal left, neoliberal right, classical liberalism, liberal feminism, muscular liberalism, liberal multiculturalism, etc. He ought to choose his metaphors more carefully: buckles have been largely superseded by Velcro, and hyphens are an endangered species in present-day English. Richard WalkerWest Malvern, WorcestershireOh no! Did Michael Parkinson really dream of “inciting” Ingrid Bergman to live with him?

Source: The Guardian June 11, 2021 15:45 UTC