Life
The best way to bring back grammar schools
Could grammar schools be about to make a comeback? That Theresa May went to one, and that the number of…
Way off track
What’s going on with athletics? Do you know anything that’s happened in the sport this year? Has a sport ever…
The naked dinner
Bunyadi caters to folk for whom public nudity is somehow thrilling; I am here because A begged to go and…
Battle for Britain
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Karjakin’s complaint
Sergey Karjakin, the challenger for Magnus Carlsen’s world title later this year, has announced in Bilbao, where he is contesting…
No. 418
White to play. This position is from Najer-Buhmann, Dortmund 2016. How did White make the most of his g7-pawn? Answers…
Lookist
In Competition No. 2957 you were invited to submit a poem with a title that is a twist on that…
Dear Mary
Q. Since my husband began to appear in the Rich List he has become much more popular with ‘artists’ in…
The naked dinner
Bunyadi caters to folk for whom public nudity is somehow thrilling; I am here because A begged to go and…
High life
From my bedroom window I can see a little girl with blonde pigtails riding her bicycle round and round for…
Long life
One of David Cameron’s last decisions as prime minister was to get the brass doorbell of No. 10 cleaned. I…
Long life
One of David Cameron’s last decisions as prime minister was to get the brass doorbell of No. 10 cleaned. I…
Low life
I sat down at the metal table on the shaded terrace to write a column. In front, ripening vines receding…
Low life
I sat down at the metal table on the shaded terrace to write a column. In front, ripening vines receding…
Definitions
What is a bee? ‘A well-known insect,’ says the Oxford English Dictionary, passing the buck rather. Similarly, an ash is…
Real life
Market day in Bergerac and the streets are paved with chicken bones. As a spaniel, I am bound to say…
Way off track
What’s going on with athletics? Do you know anything that’s happened in the sport this year? Has a sport ever…
The best way to bring back grammar schools
Could grammar schools be about to make a comeback? That Theresa May went to one, and that the number of…
The best way to bring back grammar schools
Could grammar schools be about to make a comeback? That Theresa May went to one, and that the number of…
The Brexit effect
Perhaps the most surprising thing about Theresa May’s arrival at No. 10 is that it has given us back a…
The Brexit effect
Perhaps the most surprising thing about Theresa May’s arrival at No. 10 is that it has given us back a…
Bridge
Summer finally appeared like magic on Saturday, 16 July. Did I fire up the barbie? Did I relax with a…
To 2266: 587
Associations with adjectives are ALL RIGHT (16), BRIGHT LIGHTS (40), BEAUTIFUL DREAMER (31), GREAT DANE (42), and SMALL BEER (4). The…
Real life
Bonjour mes amis! Cydney spaniel ici, en France! Well, the Eurotunnel was very nice, although the dog departure lounge could…
Dear Mary
Q. My wife and I are enthusiastic dancers so when we heard that people we know through mutual friends were…
