Life
Beyond the cringe
In Competition No. 3274, you were invited to supply toe-curling analogies. Bad writing has attracted some high-brow fans. J.R.R. Tolkien…
The turf
The dozen recommended in May left us with a decent profit
Real life
With only five to ten more years to work out how to log in to my pension plan I need…
Low life
A dear friend came to stay for two nights. Could I be persuaded, wondered he and Catriona, on the first…
Meatloaf
Meatloaf has some obstacles to overcome: it has an unprepossessing appearance, and an uninspiring, slightly off-putting name, which it shares…
The Battle for Britain
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Delights to behold
If you were to ask which single business concept deserves to be more widely known, I would be hard-pressed to…
What Boris should have said at Cop27
I was a little disappointed by Boris Johnson’s argument against Britain paying reparations for the damage done to developing countries…
The spoils of war
Wine-making can have a tragic dimension, and rarely more so than with Italian Pinot Nero: that is, Pinot Noir. It…
Aussie life
That alcohol-related death rates rose during the pandemic might be the least surprising announcement ever made by the Australian Bureau…
Language
During the height of the Aids epidemic a body was established called the ‘Aids Council of NSW’. I’m sure in…
Theme of despair
Chessington World of Adventures sits in a bowl near the A3. I went in the 1970s when it was a…
What to do about the Equality Act
Among people of a conservative disposition, it’s long been accepted that the Equality Act needs to be repealed. This legislation,…
