The John Lewis 'nightmare' is a dream for many of us
There are slurs, and then there's the ignominy suffered by one of Britain's most popular department stores following Carrie Symonds's arrival in Downing Street and a guest's description of the decor as a 'John Lewis nightmare'. The shame of it. But not for long. Consumers rallied because this was an attack on the spiritual home of Middle England; a mugging of sensible tastes and aspirations, an insult to vast swathes of the population for whom walking into a John Lewis store is like sinking into a hot bath on a cold night. Where has the Duchess of Cambridge been known to go for the odd spot o...