Green and pleasant
To listen to many environmental campaigners, you would think that Britain was a toxic wasteland. They tell us that our…
The art of losing
There’s a new default conversation for Tory MPs at any Westminster drinks party: is this 1992 or 1997? Is the…
Barometer
The final countdown The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved its ‘Doomsday Clock’ from 100 seconds to midnight to 90 seconds…
When fantasy meets reality
Once upon a time, a fox with a large bushy tail and a disingenuous smile changed his name from Reynard…
2590: Have a go
Seven unclued lights (all real words) are 36s minus one letter. A further 36 formed from the omitted letters will…
Icon of the Blair years
Restaurant and dog years are similar, and so the Wolseley, which is 20 this year, seems as if it has…
Border wars
If you think the Calcutta Cup is just any old rugby match between England and Scotland, then the latest in…
Breton galette complête
When we were little we used to go on holiday to the same place in Brittany, a picturesque, quiet coastal…
Big Brother is watching me
About six months ago I was contacted by Big Brother Watch, the civil liberties campaign group, and asked if I…
The seeds of the kingdom
Salman Rushdie returns to India with a full-throated mix of history, magic realism and dazzling storytelling, says James Walton
