There has been a huge explosion in sales of anything to do with the rural idyll. According to eBay, sales of chicken coops are soaring, as are those of beehives and greenhouses. Key to these sales are Millennials, with a quarter of chicken coop purchases made by 25- to 44-year-olds. It marks out Corbyn as someone who understands that domestic contentment, often through proximity to nature, is central to wellbeing. Having left London for rural East…

Source: The Times October 21, 2017 23:03 UTC