Mary Killen

Mary Killen writes The Spectator's Dear Mary column.

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4 July 2015 9:00 am

Q. The problem encountered by R.B. of Fareham (6 June) is similar to one I wish to avoid. I have…

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2 July 2015 1:00 pm

Q. The problem encountered by R.B. of Fareham (6 June) is similar to one I wish to avoid. I have…

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27 June 2015 9:00 am

Q. My partner, a leading political commentator on a national newspaper, recently agreed to shave off his hair at the…

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25 June 2015 1:00 pm

Q. My partner, a leading political commentator on a national newspaper, recently agreed to shave off his hair at the…

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20 June 2015 9:00 am

Q. I was at the theatre recently and bumped into a well-known Liverpudlian crooner coming out of the disabled lavatory.…

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18 June 2015 1:00 pm

Q. I was at the theatre recently and bumped into a well-known Liverpudlian crooner coming out of the disabled lavatory.…

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13 June 2015 9:00 am

Q. My parents brought me up to write only my name in a visitors’ book. However, following a recent long…

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11 June 2015 1:00 pm

Q. My parents brought me up to write only my name in a visitors’ book. However, following a recent long…

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6 June 2015 9:00 am

Q. What should I say the next time I run into a woman with whom I was at art school…

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4 June 2015 1:00 pm

Q. What should I say the next time I run into a woman with whom I was at art school…

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30 May 2015 9:00 am

Q. I felt uncomfortable during a dinner for 20 in a private house. The young man on my left had…

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28 May 2015 1:00 pm

Q. I felt uncomfortable during a dinner for 20 in a private house. The young man on my left had…

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23 May 2015 9:00 am

Q. How can I discipline inconsiderate people who do not reply properly to wedding invitations? I am being driven demented…

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21 May 2015 1:00 pm

Q. How can I discipline inconsiderate people who do not reply properly to wedding invitations? I am being driven demented…

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16 May 2015 9:00 am

Q. I have a friend who can be shy and inhibited. Recently, he was invited to stay on a Caribbean…

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14 May 2015 1:00 pm

Q. I have a friend who can be shy and inhibited. Recently, he was invited to stay on a Caribbean…

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9 May 2015 9:00 am

Q. As a writer I find working at home too distracting. I am a longstanding member of the London Library…

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7 May 2015 1:00 pm

Q. As a writer I find working at home too distracting. I am a longstanding member of the London Library…

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2 May 2015 9:00 am

Q. Six months ago I invited some old friends to be my guests at a reunion dinner. We all love…

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30 April 2015 1:00 pm

Q. Six months ago I invited some old friends to be my guests at a reunion dinner. We all love…

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25 April 2015 9:00 am

Q. I socialise in Shropshire every weekend and regularly give dinners which end at 2 a.m., but it’s a different matter…

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23 April 2015 1:00 pm

Q. I socialise in Shropshire every weekend and regularly give dinners which end at 2 a.m., but it’s a different matter…

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18 April 2015 9:00 am

Q. I have moved from London to the centre of a historic market town, now becoming famous as a foodie…

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16 April 2015 1:00 pm

Q. I have moved from London to the centre of a historic market town, now becoming famous as a foodie…

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11 April 2015 9:00 am

Q. For ten years, I have made a reasonable freelance income working from home. During this time my husband has…