Winning ways
If ever my near-neighbour William Sitwell is killed in a bizarre shooting accident and I end up taking his place…
All I want for Christmas is another dose of the flu
Have you had the horrid bug that’s going round yet? I’ve got it now and I do hope you get…
Why argue when you can simply take offence?
Michael Gove was on BBC Question Time the other night, fielding questions about such contentious subjects as education, immigration and…
Why argue when you can simply take offence?
Michael Gove was on BBC Question Time the other night, fielding questions about such contentious subjects as education, immigration and…
Law of the jungle
One of the great benefits of having teenage children is that they force you out of your fuddy-duddy comfort zone.…
The Green Blob has claimed another victim
The Green Blob which did for Owen Paterson has claimed another victim. Her name is Anne Glover and she was,…
The Green Blob has claimed another victim
The Green Blob which did for Owen Paterson has claimed another victim. Her name is Anne Glover and she was,…
On war and remembrance
There’s a plausible theory — recently rehearsed in the BBC’s excellent two-part documentary The Lion’s Last Roar? — that our…
The sermon that taught me what’s happened to Birmingham
Birmingham has changed a bit since I grew up there in the 1970s. Back then, the stories of the hour…
The sermon that taught me what’s happened to Birmingham
Birmingham has changed a bit since I grew up there in the 1970s. Back then, the stories of the hour…
Rough-Huhne
I love Grayson Perry. You might almost call him the anti-Russell Brand: a genuinely talented artist who also has some…
I’ve got a new passion – and I’m in far too deep
I have fallen in love with an unsuitable male. My wife isn’t totally happy about this relationship because she recognises…
I’ve got a new passion – and I’m in far too deep
I have fallen in love with an unsuitable male. My wife isn’t totally happy about this relationship because she recognises…
Hoard games
Detectorists (BBC4) is a sad git’s niche comedy that would never have been commissioned if it hadn’t been written and…
Stoptober makes me sick
Say what you like about the French Revolutionaries but at least they had a poetic imagination. When they wanted a…
Stoptober makes me sick
Say what you like about the French Revolutionaries but at least they had a poetic imagination. When they wanted a…
Murder in the mall
So you’ve just popped down to the supermarket for the weekly shop, toddlers in tow, when the grenades start to…
Why gaming remains the last redoubt of political incorrectness
The last — and only — time I had sex with a whore she was so impressed by my performance…
Why gaming remains the last redoubt of political incorrectness
The last — and only — time I had sex with a whore she was so impressed by my performance…
Fashion victim
At a birthday dinner over the weekend I was introduced to this delightful party girl of a certain age whose…
I think my amazing dad has found the secret of a happy life
This week I wanted to tell you about my amazing dad. He hasn’t died or anything. I just thought I’d…
I think my amazing dad has found the secret of a happy life
This week I wanted to tell you about my amazing dad. He hasn’t died or anything. I just thought I’d…
Journey’s end
Is it just me or are almost all TV documentaries completely unwatchable these days? I remember when I first started…
Clarkson and the case of the cowardly comedian
‘Outspoken comic Frankie Boyle has called on the BBC to sack “cultural tumour” Jeremy Clarkson.’ Can anyone tell me what’s…
Clarkson and the case of the cowardly comedian
‘Outspoken comic Frankie Boyle has called on the BBC to sack “cultural tumour” Jeremy Clarkson.’ Can anyone tell me what’s…
