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Britain is now a socialist utopia
Scarcely a day passes, it seems, without another book landing with a thud on my desk that bemoans the rise…
Dave
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Why the NHS is like a kitten
Of all the strange behaviours of the rich, owning horses long struck me as the most bizarre. A horse, when…
Dear Mary
Q. I very recently attended my son’s black-tie leavers’ ball at his school on one of the hottest evenings of…
When Glyndebourne is the most perfect place on earth
Glyndebourne. There is no single quintessential example of English scenery, but this is one of the finest. The landscape is …
Mind your language: The springs before the Arab Spring
Two hundred and forty-years ago next Tuesday, Thomas Gray was buried in his mother’s grave in Stoke Poges churchyard. In…
Bottled opera
Glyndebourne. There is no single quintessential example of English scenery, but this is one of the finest. The landscape is …
The turf
A fresh new breeze is wafting through British racing. Led by the enthusiastic Sheikh Fahad Al Thani, the Qatar ruling…
Why the NHS is like a kitten
Of all the strange behaviours of the rich, owning horses long struck me as the most bizarre. A horse, when…
Taki: The morality of karate
Thun ‘Mokusoo!’ All 200 of us already on our knees and sitting on our heels in the Japanese ‘seiza’ position…
Jeremy Clarke: Despite the rioting and suicides, there’s nowhere quite like Dartmoor
‘How was your journey?’ I said. In summer, the place next door is let to visitors on a weekly basis.…
Will Melissa Kite’s former Italian waiter boyfriend stir up trouble again?
‘Piccolo problemo.’ Luigi, the hotel manager, delivered the fateful news as he served me my first lemon soda of the…
Romans always love a Vatican scandal. But what if this time they're right?
The people of Rome have always liked to believe the worst of their bishop. When I was a correspondent in…
A binge on alcohol and meat, plus hired sex and lodging — all for £1.50
Kenya Home is beyond the perimeter of modern Kenya and way off the grid. When the ancient generator goes off…
Bridge
Friday 19 July saw Young Chelsea’s last duplicate at the old premises in Barkston Gardens. And what a swell party…
100 not out
On Monday next week the centenary British Championship commences at the Riviera International Centre in Torquay. The leading contenders are…
No. 276
White to play. This position is from Moiseenko-Pasiev, Fidé World Blitz 2013. White’s next move set up a winning tactic.…
Hatchet job
In Competition 2807 you were invited to submit a hatchet job by a well-known author of your choice on a…
2123: Go on then!
The unclued lights, (one individually, one of two words and three pairs), are of a kind. Across 4…
Solution to 2120: Urban — or what?
The unclued lights are foreign cities, as known in their own countries. First prize Vicky Thomas, Apokoronas, Crete Runners-up …
Royal reporters make it all up - doesn't everyone know that?
Seeing the royal hack pack in full cry on Monday reminded me of the week I spent with the late…
Dave
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Can anyone save Aussie cricket?
Insomniacs, invalids and cricket obsessives (step forward yours truly) were probably the only people who stumbled on it, but BBC4…
Dear Mary: What must I do to reclaim the best poolside chair?
Q. I know this seems petty but last year, on our villa holiday, my brother-in-law always took the best chair…
Tanya Gold on eating at the Shard
What to say about the Shard that isn’t said by the fact it is 1,020 feet high and looks like…
