The masterful technique
Isn’t it weird to hear reports of eminent curators at the British Museum leaving because various priceless artworks (often of…
Aussie life
Holding dual Australian and UK citizenship is only problematic when both countries reach the final rounds of a major sporting…
Language
The power (and the usefulness) of language is that it gives us names for ideas. And a name is like…
A red fit for a matador
We were talking bulls. A friend of mine, Alexander Fiske-Harrison, is a remarkable character who can claim at least two…
The turf
When the nine equine athletes involved in the seven-furlong contest for Newbury’s Saturday highlight, the Group Two BetVictor Hungerford Stakes,…
Hot air
Next Tuesday, London’s Ulez scheme will be expanded. A new network of cameras filming the traffic movements of millions of…
The joke’s on us
The award for the funniest joke at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe was won by Lorna Rose Treen, with this: ‘I…
Charge of the right brigade
You know the Conservative party is in trouble when it does not dare use its name on leaflets. Instead, it…
Diary
Another week, another whitewash. The latest chunk of culture to be painted out of existence is ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’, Queen’s…
What I learned from being debanked
My own debanking story concerns a card rather than a bank account. Not the same degree of inconvenience as Nigel…
