A Small Comfort for Calamity Clegg
It’s very clear that Nick Clegg doesn’t watch “The Thick of It”; in the last…
Tag: politics
I Agree With Unscripted Nick
There are many reasons why we should damn Tony Blair and his minions; the nonsensical…
Farewell, Summer
Autumn usually sneaks in via the back door. Its shadows lengthen on the staircase, and…
Redefining Rape
It was all so theatrical: the small balcony, the symbol of the Ecuadorian embassy affixed…
The Bottomless Man
We all give off false impressions. The man who seems crass may be trying to…
A Season of “Mad Men”
I wish I had something profound, brilliant and original to say about the London Olympics.…
A Weekend in Dublin
A trip to Dublin offers me an opportunity to visualise another self. I have had…
In Praise of the London Olympics
Every Olympics contains elements of both triumph and disaster. The 1972 Olympics in Munich were…
Breakfast with Sexism
I usually get up early, just before “Farming Today” and just after the extended weather…