In Office, But Not In Power
Beating up on Gordon Brown has all the appeal of shooting roadkill. The corpse may…
Category: Rants
The Madness of the New
I probably didn’t buy my car from the most reputable salesman. He wore silver dice…
Sorry, So Sorry
There is a difference between anarchy and chaos. Anarchy implies people being in charge of…
The Pity of Torture
The Parliamentary expenses scandal has soaked up British airtime like a sponge. Admittedly, it’s not…
The Tyranny of Meetings
Yesterday, I was about as uncomfortable as I’ve ever been outside of a place of…
The Revolt on Platform Seven
London has lost much of its swagger over the past twelve months. When we think…
In Praise of Hyacinth Girls
I clearly recall the day when I decided to become a writer. I don’t remember…
The Greenest Generation
The May Bank Holiday has to be one of the cleverest innovations that the British…
The End of the American Era
Perhaps one of the funniest yet most obscure Monty Python sketches portrayed a meeting of…
The Forgotten Commandment
It’s difficult to discern which of the Ten Commandments is most frequently ignored these days.…