21 SEPTEMBER 1985, Page 29

Reculer pour mieux reculer

Inertia: prop your feet up and meditate instead of cleaning the sink out or trying to overthrow the state.

Inertia: picture armies stretching and yawning and failing to get up and shoot each other in the morning.

Inertia: lie down with friends and spread the word: the pillow should be mightier than the sword.

Connie Bensley