Funny business: the life of clowns
When Stephen Moss went to Bognor for the annual clown convention, he was surprised to find a slapstick version of the United NationsThe man at the front of the stage dressed in white overalls, white skullcap, white aviator goggles and waving a large white flag intrigues me. There is a red globe in the middle of the flag which, on closer inspection, turns out to be a clown's nose. Clowns, I soon realise, take the…