Life
How Moscow can pervert the course of Africa’s future
On the lengthy train ride to Kyiv I read my Plokhy as we trundled through seas of mud, passing villages…
How to outsmart a mouse
‘Mr Mouse’s days of fine dining are over,’ said the builder boyfriend as he put the finishing touches to his…
Aussie life
Australia’s greatest footy rivalries used to be strictly intra-code affairs – obvious examples being league’s State of Origin, union’s Bledisloe,…
Language
Our esteemed editor has drawn my attention to the word ‘ecocide’. It was employed by the Greens Party’s treasury spokesman…
In praise of Bellamy’s
Of all London districts, there is no more charming name than Mayfair. It makes one think of pretty shepherdesses, giggling…
What the British could learn from the French
If I ran the British government, to promote more heterodox thinking I would employ a small cadre of French people…
Are Queens Park Rangers cursed?
A dark cloud has descended over Queens Park Rangers, my beloved football club. On 22 October last year, when we…
In praise of small racecourses
Mrs Oakley not being a turfista, she rarely joins me on a racecourse expedition. But before we had a dog…
Power-crazed zealots have taken over Surrey AA
‘What’s Bill W. got to do with it?’ said one of the committee members to the others as they discussed…
Could a therapist fix my philandering?
New York Is it poor little ol’ me imagining things, or are Americans becoming stupider by the minute? I’ve been…
Kiwi life
Climate catastrophe? Follow the money Because of the importance of the claim that CO2 has the potential to cause considerable…
Language
Australian journalist Miranda Devine (currently working on the New York Post) has drawn our attention to a new word ‘totting’.…
