Life
Low life
Then dear old Dolly drove down from Essex to pay her respects. It was a brave effort because she hasn’t…
A toast to democracy
Not everything in the entire world is going to hell in a half-track. A few days ago, I tasted some…
Beware the digital revolution
It is often said that Rishi Sunak has no idea what it is like to survive on a low income…
Beyond satire
Bacchanalia is the new restaurant from Richard Caring – I sense he would like me to call it a ‘landmark’…
A true giant of the game
Few sights in the history of cricket have been more thrilling – or more terrifying for batsmen – than the…
Don’t they know it’s Christmas?
When I imagine the perfect Christmas lunch, I think of the end of A Christmas Carol in which Scrooge turns…
Aussie life
‘Where’s the sausage?’ I asked my wife as we lined up at the local primary school to exercise our democratic…
Language
We are being constantly warned that economic doom, gloom and disaster are about to hit – because of the impact…
First-class citizen
In Competition No. 3278, you were invited to supply a well-known writer’s response to the question what makes the perfect…
World Senior Championship
English grandmaster John Nunn was the top seed in the over-65 section at the World Senior Championship, held in Italy last…
Cheese fondue
‘This dish is very you,’ my husband says, as I serve up 650g of melted, boozy cheese to the two…
A Ukrainian victory
Mriya lives at the end of Old Brompton Road where South Kensington turns into Earl’s Court and, as if by…
Fare treatment
In early 2020 my family and I were due to fly home from visiting a friend in Oman when the…
When did disagreement become ‘disinformation’?
According to a quote in a recent article by the environment editor of the Times, I’m ‘the most prominent UK…
