drift

The more we confuse their spectacle for substance, the further we drift from the civic habits that make democracy possible.

Stricken with grief, he drifted for a while, finding work in the Californian oilfields - before travelling to Paris and Florence, where he studied art.

It made him wonder how his generation had slowly drifted away from their mother tongue, as other languages like English, Urdu and Hindi became more widespread.

The Department for Education said in a statement: "Vulnerable children across the country have long been let down by years of drift and neglect in children's social care, which this report lays bare."

This will allow developing areas of low pressure to drift eastwards bringing rain and wind to all areas.