Toby Young Toby Young

Status Anxiety | 28 March 2009

Our reaction to Jade’s death shows that we are ready to elect an Old Etonian as PM

issue 28 March 2009

Our reaction to Jade’s death shows that we are ready to elect an Old Etonian as PM

What does the death of Jade Goody tell us about the way we live now? For some, the fact that her battle with terminal cancer became such a three-ring media circus will be a cause of despair.

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