WHETHER they’re penning satirical 18th Century novels, singing chart-topping pop hits or portraying hen-pecked sitcom husbands, Swifts are rarely out of the headlines. And in pubs, clubs, offices and schools from Land’s End to John O’Groats, Brits regularly come to violent blows over which Swift is the best.
For some, the only answer is JONATHAN SWIFT , the long-dead Anglo-Irish essayist, whose scalpel-sharp wit still resounds nearly three centuries after his passing. Others, though, would champion TAYLOR SWIFT , the billionaire US pop princess whose toetappin’ country hits regularly top the Billboard charts. Whilst others still would aggressively insist that the swellest Swift of all is CLIVE SWIFT , who played long-suffering husband Richard Bucket in the long-running BBC sitcom…
