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Toff luck
F. Scott Fitzgerald got it wrong; it’s not the rich who are different from you and me — it’s the…
Javid’s home truths
Just before Christmas, Sajid Javid performed a ritual he has observed twice a year throughout his adult life: he read…
In praise of pink Lego
There aren’t many toy companies that could make headlines in the business press merely by expanding their London offices —…
Who will be London’s next bishop?
In typical theatrical style, the outgoing Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, he of the sonorous voice and imposing beard, ‘never…
Rides without romance
You know the old designation NSIT — Not Safe in Taxis? Well, we need a new one: TSIU — Too…
Dogs for children
Henry, our springer spaniel, has died, suddenly and prematurely. With the passing weeks, we are becoming accustomed to the strange…
A choice of revolutions
Is France on the brink of a political revolution? Already, four established candidates for the presidency — two former presidents…
Dogs for children
Henry, our springer spaniel, has died, suddenly and prematurely. With the passing weeks, we are becoming accustomed to the strange…
In praise of pink Lego
There aren’t many toy companies that could make headlines in the business press merely by expanding their London offices —…
Who will be London’s next bishop?
In typical theatrical style, the outgoing Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, he of the sonorous voice and imposing beard, ‘never…
Rides without romance
You know the old designation NSIT — Not Safe in Taxis? Well, we need a new one: TSIU — Too…
A choice of revolutions
Is France on the brink of a political revolution? Already, four established candidates for the presidency — two former presidents…
In praise of pink Lego
There aren’t many toy companies that could make headlines in the business press merely by expanding their London offices —…
Who will be London’s next bishop?
In typical theatrical style, the outgoing Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, he of the sonorous voice and imposing beard, ‘never…
Rides without romance
You know the old designation NSIT — Not Safe in Taxis? Well, we need a new one: TSIU — Too…
A choice of revolutions
Is France on the brink of a political revolution? Already, four established candidates for the presidency — two former presidents…
The ghastly truth
Paul Johnson once wrote that the ability to say ‘really’ in 12 different ways was the birthright of every true…
Rules for loneliness
An old acquaintance died recently. A friend of mine, who was closer to him than I was, rang to tell…
‘Above all else, fun’
Alexander Chancellor’s ‘Long Life’ is over; but it was not nearly long enough. I was feeling rather gloomy last Friday,…
Jaipur Notebook
Did Winston Churchill, like Donald Trump, also like to ‘grab them by the pussy?’ Last week at the Jaipur Literary…
Abandoned to their fate
Another day in northern Nigeria, another Christian village reeling from an attack by the Muslim Fulani herdsmen who used to…
The man from nowhere
Before the horrified gaze of its militants, the French Socialist party — which has been a major force in French…
British placenames
British placenames are so good you can read the map for entertainment rather than navigation. Hardington Mande-ville, Bradford Peverell, Carlton…
Surviving Trumpworld
While he was on the campaign trail, Donald Trump was asked an intriguing question by Bob Lonsberry of WHAM 1180…
British placenames
British placenames are so good you can read the map for entertainment rather than navigation. Hardington Mande-ville, Bradford Peverell, Carlton…
