It is nearly two years since the police were granted new powers to fine motorists for ‘hogging’ the middle lane…

It is nearly two years since the police were granted new powers to fine motorists for ‘hogging’ the middle lane…

My friend Alan Rusbridger has just given up editing the Guardian after a distinguished 20-year reign that has climaxed, as…

My friend Alan Rusbridger has just given up editing the Guardian after a distinguished 20-year reign that has climaxed, as…

It’s June, and the country-house summer opera festivals are now in full swing. Glyndebourne, which opened the season last month,…

It’s June, and the country-house summer opera festivals are now in full swing. Glyndebourne, which opened the season last month,…

I wrote last week about a swarm of bees that had attached itself to a wall of my house, as…

I wrote last week about a swarm of bees that had attached itself to a wall of my house, as…

From reading the newspapers you might get the impression that honeybees were on the way to extinction. In Europe, it…

From reading the newspapers you might get the impression that honeybees were on the way to extinction. In Europe, it…

I have rather a poor record for speeding over the years. I have been caught by cameras quite often, sometimes…

I have rather a poor record for speeding over the years. I have been caught by cameras quite often, sometimes…

On election day I was in Puglia in the ‘heel’ of Italy, where interest in British politics could hardly be…

On election day I was in Puglia in the ‘heel’ of Italy, where interest in British politics could hardly be…

It’s more than four months now since my 75th birthday, but I’m still waiting for a ‘cold call’ from the…

It’s more than four months now since my 75th birthday, but I’m still waiting for a ‘cold call’ from the…