Status anxiety
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…
Royally entertaining
Seeing the royal hack pack in full cry on Monday reminded me of the week I spent with the late…
A theatre critic at the school play
‘Another opening, another show,’ sang five-year-old Charlie on his way to school this morning — and then proceeded to belt…
Old friends and new
A few years ago, I got the shock of my life when a girl I was sitting next to at…
Apple scrumping
Caroline and I were watching The Fall in our front room when the intruder entered our house. Not great timing…
