Life
High life
I was not on the winning side of the debate, despite giving it the old college try. Thank god for…
Long life
I may have made the odd disparaging remark about Brexiteers during the heat of the referendum campaign, but I have…
Low life
There were six of us round the table to celebrate Trafalgar Day. We ate the same dinner served to Her…
Real life
Coffee shops are becoming impossible. I had been standing in the queue at Caffè Nero on Battersea Rise for nearly…
Allardyce’s sacking was not just
The other day Sam Allardyce was photographed with Sir Alex Ferguson at a Manchester United Champions League match at Old…
The switchers
‘He’s such a good competitor. He works so hard and he deserves it,’ said his predecessor Lewis Hamilton after Nico…
The Battle for Britain
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Bridge
The Gold Cup Finals were played in London this year and proved to be very exciting but ultimately unsuccessful for…
no. 432
White to play. This is from Lasker–Teichmann, St Petersburg 1909. Black had already resigned this game as he could anticipate…
Lines on the left
In Competition No. 2971 you were invited to submit poems written by Jeremy Corbyn. The seven printed below take £20…
2284: Shocking!
Unclued lights consist of a quotation (in ODQ), its speaker and source, and a synonym (one hyphened) of each of…
Straik
I’m very glad I followed a friend’s recommendation to read The Bird of Dawning by John Masefield, an author neglected…
Lasker’s heir
Last week I previewed the respective chances of world champion Magnus Carlsen and his challenger Sergey Karjakin for their forthcoming championship…
In defence of Zac Goldsmith
I’m baffled by the reaction to Zac Goldsmith’s decision to resign as the Conservative MP for Richmond Park. It is…
The Battle for Britain
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Lasker’s heir
Last week I previewed the respective chances of world champion Magnus Carlsen and his challenger Sergey Karjakin for their forthcoming championship…
no. 432
White to play. This is from Lasker–Teichmann, St Petersburg 1909. Black had already resigned this game as he could anticipate…
Lines on the left
In Competition No. 2971 you were invited to submit poems written by Jeremy Corbyn. The seven printed below take £20…
Dear Mary
Q. We hired a villa in the Camargue through the so-called ‘Sloane web’. You either know the uber-Sloane who runs…
No place like Rome
Roma sells ancient-Roman-style food near Fenchurch Street station at the east end of the City, near Aldgate. It is, therefore,…
High life
I was not on the winning side of the debate, despite giving it the old college try. Thank god for…
Long life
I may have made the odd disparaging remark about Brexiteers during the heat of the referendum campaign, but I have…
Long life
I may have made the odd disparaging remark about Brexiteers during the heat of the referendum campaign, but I have…
Low life
There were six of us round the table to celebrate Trafalgar Day. We ate the same dinner served to Her…
Low life
There were six of us round the table to celebrate Trafalgar Day. We ate the same dinner served to Her…
