The public square must be protected from poor legislation

The public square must be protected from poor legislation

We often hear about how society is becoming lonelier. People find life more polarised, more fragmented and fundamentally more splintered. At the heart of that is the decline of the public square. Society is happier with a strong civic life, fuelled by opportunities to meet different people, and often driven by volunteers. It is why events like the Shreswbury Flower Show have been up and running since 1875 and why Margaret Thrower, a horticulturi…