In the pages of those great British institutions, the Beano and the Dandy, the softie has fought an unending losing battle against the likes of Dennis the Menace and Minnie the Minx, and the cow pie and the slap-up feed remain the just rewards for good behaviour.
But they have their stalwart fans, like cartoonist Steve Bell , singer
Joan Armatrading and leading young fogey A. N. Wilson. Director HELEN GALLACHER