Never Grey – on ageing gracefully
It seems only yesterday that my hairdresser announced: “Time to get out the bottle”. Eh? Was there something to celebrate? Well, no. It was the onset of Grey Roots. “Your…
Never Grey – the trial of the Olympics
An historic first for Saudi Arabia… a triumphant triumvirate from Jamaica… our own Hoy and Murray are golden boys… and little Sark shining in the Dressage! Emotion and Entertainment all…
Red Ron on… education
In Red Ron’s answer to Tory Tim, he says we all must pay for education equally. My friend Tim would have teachers horse-whipped for not getting their pupils through their qualifications –…
DVD review: We Bought a Zoo
Feel-good family movie, We Bought a Zoo is out on soon DVD. LEO OWEN has had a sneak preview. Perhaps best-known for his well-selected soundtracks utilising his Rolling Stone background, filmmaker…
Book review – Adapt: Why success always starts with failure by Tim Harford
Using economic principles, Tim Harford has answered such questions as ‘Is it wrong to fake orgasms?’ and ‘Should we bother doing the ironing?’ Known for The Undercover Economist, his Financial…
Scrap the House of Lords says Red Ron
Ye see yon birkie, ca’d a lord Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that Tho’ hundreds worship at his word He’s but a coof for a’ that For a’ that,…
POLITICAL DEBATE: Reverse House of Lords reform, says Tory Tim
As one of the few in this country who actually know my place – petit bourgeois made good – it falls on me to explain how everyone else should also…
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