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In real life, nothing would be more tedious than trailing around after two strangers as they went house-hunting in Hertfordshire. But for some... →
Like Christians, Soccerians argue that you should not judge the essence of their faith by the loopy activities of its followers. But the Beautiful... →
Like the periwig and the bowler bat, the plus-four and the bow-tie, the blazer is on the way out, and those who persist in wearing it do so with a... →
People think of waves as going in an orderly crash - whoosh - crash - whoosh, but in fact there are lots of different crashes and whooshes, all at... →
Somewhere in the back of their minds, hosts and guests alike know that the dinner party is a source of untold irritation, and that even the dullest... →
Speaking for myself, I spend a good ten minutes a day deciding whether or not to read the results of new surveys, and, once I have read them, a... →
Alan Whicker may be the last Briton to have worn a silver-buttoned blazer with complete confidence.
By and large, the artistic establishment disapproved of Margaret Thatcher.
For some reason, it is always thrilling to spot your home town in the news.
It is only if you happen to be a newscaster that the tongue-twister spells peril.
Like many men, I am highly skilled in the art of losing things but prefer to outsource the recovery process.
Men know something that women don't know. Never ask directions of a stranger.
More and more, I find that the news reads like a particularly random game of Consequences.