Status anxiety
Like my dad, I dream of sports cars. Like him, I'll never buy one
I’m currently in Cornwall with my family and whenever I spend a lot of time with my children I’m constantly…
The myths of the English countryside
One of the great things about spending the summer holidays in England is that it gives you an opportunity to…
Britain is now a socialist utopia
Scarcely a day passes, it seems, without another book landing with a thud on my desk that bemoans the rise…
Royal reporters make it all up - doesn't everyone know that?
Seeing the royal hack pack in full cry on Monday reminded me of the week I spent with the late…
Can I turn the West London Free School into Fame Academy?
‘Another opening, another show,’ sang five-year-old Charlie on his way to school this morning — and then proceeded to belt…
The saddest discovery of middle age: I can get by without my old friends
A few years ago, I got the shock of my life when a girl I was sitting next to at…
Our house was burgled as we watched The Fall
Caroline and I were watching The Fall in our front room when the intruder entered our house. Not great timing…
