Life
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My husband has an irritating habit of holding his hymn book open at the right page but obviously not referring…
Real life
‘Right, this is it,’ I said to the builder boyfriend. ‘I am going to knock on the door of next…
Ten questions of sport
1. Can anyone explain why England wore dark blue, not white, for the autumn international against Argentina, just as they…
Who will rid me of this turbulent beast?
I’m keeping my eyes peeled for one of those billboards saying ‘A dog is for life, not just for Christmas’…
Who will rid me of this turbulent beast?
I’m keeping my eyes peeled for one of those billboards saying ‘A dog is for life, not just for Christmas’…
The turf
It is a long time since I spent a morning on the gallops with the footballer-turned-racehorse trainer Mick Channon (he…
The turf
It is a long time since I spent a morning on the gallops with the footballer-turned-racehorse trainer Mick Channon (he…
The rich aren’t so different any more
The traditional orange at the bottom of a Christmas stocking dates to a time when this was the only orange…
Wild life
Kenya I realised I had fallen from grace when we were dropped from the Queen’s birthday party guest list at…
Bridge
Simon Cochemé, whose witty column appears monthly in English Bridge magazine, celebrated his 70th birthday with a knees-up and duplicate…
2289: I don’t believe it!
The unclued lights, as a singleton and four pairs with one unclued light doing double duty, are of a kind,…
The Battle for Britain
The post The Battle for Britain appeared first on The Spectator. Got something to add? Join the discussion and comment…
Bridge
It was the best hand I’d had all year — and what’s more, I picked it up while playing rubber…
Overreach
Game eight of the World Championship in New York broke the deadlock of hard-fought draws in the first seven games.…
Chess puzzle
White to play. This position is from Rubinstein-Johner, Carlsbad 1911. How did Rubinstein gain a winning position with a standard…
The long view
In Competition No. 2976 you were invited to submit an extract of a speech in which a well-known figure from…
to 2286: B
The unclued lights are provinces or areas of BELGIUM. First prize C.R. Haigh, Hassocks, West SussexRunners-up Frank McDonald, Carron, Falkirk;…
Dear Mary
Q. I don’t go to my club that often but the other day I found a letter there waiting for…
Bottle shots
This is something to be said for starting to celebrate Christmas before the end of the grouse season. It provides…
High life
Richard Spencer made the front page of the New York Times two days in a row last week, and earned…
Long life
Most people who die in Britain are now cremated — more than 70 per cent of them — but there…
Low life
My mother is a bore magnet. They travel from miles around to sit in the chair opposite hers and tell…
They
‘When I asked the bank,’ said my husband, ‘they were no help at all.’ My attention was distracted from his…
Real life
‘How was your week?’ I asked my friend as we rode our horses to Bookham Common. ‘Fine,’ she said. ‘Except…
Snowflakes in the workplace
Last week I was asked to give a talk about generation snowflake. This was at a breakfast organised by a…
