No longer glad to be Grays?

"Is Thurrock really the most miserable place in Britain?" asks the Guardian. The feature relates to yesterday's news that Thurrock came bottom of the government's new wellbeing survey. Is there nothing to be happy about? Well, there's a shop called Curtains Babe, the bloke from Birmingham selling cheap meat in the market at Grays, the Cash Generator shop, a decent museum, plays such as Fur Coat and No Knickers, Tilbury Fort, Chafford Gorge and lots of countryside around. And if you're a container spotter there's lots to keep you occupied...