Poet Laureate, who wrote that Slough 'isn't fit for humans now' (4,8)
I believe the answer is:
john betjeman
(Other definitions for john betjeman that I've seen before include "Self-described hack" , "Poet" .)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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