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Though he’d gained a little weight since the height of his legal sparring prowess, he still had an aura, a charisma which few of his high street rivals could even start to muster, let alone match. He pulled some of the old tricks: the harlequin waistcoat, the ostentatious handkerchief, the textured paper, but no one held these against him. On the contrary, he emanated confidence and his immaculate office (even the paperweight was consistently angled to catch the evening sun) only served to heighten this. His secret? ‘Filing, my friend – it’s all to do with classification’. His cabinet testified to this: cross tabulated by year and family. One visit was enough, for all but the most sceptical, to be drawn into his argument. Labelling – permanent Names are an inherent part of our identity. Most of us are content with the one chosen by our parents: those...

Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - October 30, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Brown, N. Tags: Highlights from this issue Source Type: research