I have more or less poo-pooed the idea of “local” status but have come around to see the value in it. It’s a sterling title worthy of reverence. My gripes with localism started with folks using it ...

We may have a sense of belonging to a place, but that may not be seen by others as a right to claim local status. Does that mean we have to have been born in that place? If not, how long do we have to ...