Furious farmer, 75, who put up billboard describing village as ‘murderous’ blames snobbery for feud

A furious farmer has said he is ready to go to court to defend his right to display a billboard slamming his village as the ‘nastiest in Worcestershire’. Carl Powell put the sign up on an old grain dryer and described Peopleton – 10 miles from Worcester – as a ‘murderous, lawless, godforsaken place’. The 75-year-old accused … Read more

A hair-raising adventure through musical snobbery: BRIAN VINER reviews Trolls World Tour 

Trolls World Tour (Rakuten TV, U)  Verdict: Inventive and fun   Rating: The Iron Mask (various streaming platforms, 12A)  Verdict: A spectacular mess  Rating: There’s no snobbery quite like music snobbery. Dare to profess an admiration for the work of Phil Collins or Bono, let alone Justin Bieber, and in some circles you will be treated … Read more

No boring theory or intellectual snobbery. Just poems awash with well-loved lines

A Little History Of Poetry John Carey Yale University £14.99 Rating: Roughly 250 years ago, James Boswell asked Dr Johnson: ‘What is poetry?’ ‘Why sir, it is much easier to say what it is not,’ replied Johnson. ‘We all know what light is; but it is not easy to tell what it is.’ John Carey … Read more