Fish and chips
The last meal my parents had before I graced the world with my presence was fish and chips, so I…
Homage to Hobbiton
Sarehole Mill is four miles south of the centre of Birmingham. If this were a fairy tale, and it should…
Poor Prince Charming is on the scrap heap
The only strikes I really enjoy are actors’ strikes. Teachers’ strikes leave me cold. Train strikes get me into a…
Are the Red Roses due a routing?
England’s preparation for the upcoming rugby World Cup is beginning to look like a slow-motion car crash, after two pathetic…
Who fact checks the fact-checkers?
Last week, a retired physics professor called Nick Cowern said it was time to get tough with ‘climate denialists’. ‘In…
Letter from Albania
‘You’re late. About four years too late.’ The lady in the car-hire office gave a casual shrug and turned her…
Dog ice-cream: proof we’ve lost our minds
During the few hot days we had in June, I came across my first tub of dog ice-cream nestled among…
Jesus returns
Some years ago, Mark Millar (the creator of Kick-Ass, Kingsman, etc.) hit on yet another brilliant conceit for one of…
