A published letter to the editor of The Economist (January 22nd-28th) name dropped Morrissey in a jab at an article on the relation of age to happiness ("The U-Bend of Life", December 18th).
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SIR – Some of your assertions appeared to be at odds with the experiences of my generation. In 1984 a 25-year-old songsmith from near Salford penned “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now”. Now at the age of 51, close to the nadir of your happiness graph, Mr Morrissey is quite perky by all accounts. It seems that by securing a sizeable chunk of change and relocating from Manchester to California, you can indeed buck the trend.

Jake Turnbull
Newcastle upon Tyne
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Fluffy news, but amusing to see him referenced in such a publication.