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Battle for Britain
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Q: What is a good school? A: One that everybody else likes
A few months ago I received a call from someone running a small private school near New York. They believed…
Dear Mary: What do you do when too many people accept a party invitation?
Q. What can be done when more people than you can cater for accept an invitation? We are giving a…
Drink: How I was forcefully reinforced at the Battle of Brussels
My friends divide into three groups. There are those who are determined to anticipate Lent. There is a larger number…
Mind Your Language: Waybread
‘Did you say “fabric”?’ asked my husband when I was telling him about words that have just been added to…
Christmas crossword: The winners
The first prize of £100, three prizes of £25 and six further prizes of the Chambers Dictionary of Great Quotations (2015)…
Battle for Britain
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Paul stories
An excellent recent article by Dominic Lawson in Standpoint magazine reminded me of the greatness of Paul Keres. The Estonian…
No. 391
White to play. This is from Fischer-Benko, US Championship, New York 1963. The obvious 1 e5 is successfully parried by 1…
Christmas crossword: The winners
The first prize of £100, three prizes of £25 and six further prizes of the Chambers Dictionary of Great Quotations (2015)…
Macaronic
In Competition No. 2930 you were invited to submit up to 16 lines of macaronic verse. A dictionary of poetic…
Your problems solved
Q. What can be done when more people than you can cater for accept an invitation? We are giving a…
The Battle of Brussels
My friends divide into three groups. There are those who are determined to anticipate Lent. There is a larger number…
High life
Gstaad War and Peace has been in the news lately, so what was it that Leo wrote about all happy…
Long life
Before the start of Aladdin in Milton Keynes this week a promotional video showed Brian Blessed in oriental costume bellowing…
Long life
Before the start of Aladdin in Milton Keynes this week a promotional video showed Brian Blessed in oriental costume bellowing…
Low life
I was at home in Devon for the month of December. My sister was also there and her tyrannical, wildly…
Low life
I was at home in Devon for the month of December. My sister was also there and her tyrannical, wildly…
Waybread
‘Did you say “fabric”?’ asked my husband when I was telling him about words that have just been added to…
Real life
All disputes are now a clash of rights in which both sides compete to see who has the greatest claim…
Tell the truth about benefit claimants and the left shuts you down
Next month sees the release of Trumbo, a biopic about Dalton Trumbo, the screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood…
Tell the truth about benefit claimants and the left shuts you down
Next month sees the release of Trumbo, a biopic about Dalton Trumbo, the screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood…
Q: What is a good school? A: One that other people like
A few months ago I received a call from someone running a small private school near New York. They believed…
Wild life
On New Year’s Day I took the family out for an evening walk on the ranch. Along the verges, lush…
Bridge
Forgive me for the outdated, clichéd expression but …GIRL POWER! The surprise winners of last weekend’s TGRs auction pairs were…
