Stephen Bayley
Stephen Bayley
Stephen Paul Bayleyis a British design critic, cultural critic, journalist and author...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionCritic
Date of Birth13 October 1951
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In an age robbed of religious symbols, going to the shops replaces going to the church. We have a free choice, but at a price. We can win experience, but never achieve innocence. Marx knew that the epic activities of the modern world involve not lance and sword but dry goods.
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We have a relationship of cheerful antagonism. I enjoy twisting his tail and he enjoys wagging his finger at me.
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It is Margaret Thatcher's fault, ... Inspired by busy little demons, she slashed and burnt her way through the old order. Sentiment was given short shrift, as short as the trade unions: nothing including old-fashioned industry was to obstruct economic progress. Making things was slow. There were quicker ways to get rich...