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Staw portrays himself as a Doubting Thomas 26 Jan 2010 | 04:57 am
Did Jack Straw burnish or tarnish his image at the Chilcot hearings yesterday? One the one hand he described doubts that most of us hope our senior politicians have when making the gravest of decision...
My parallel lives 12 May 2009 | 12:59 am
Parallel me had better be having a bloody good time of it. Because if there is not a parallel me maxing out on supermodels whilst saving the world – christ, I hope he’s not like Bono – then what on ea...
A quick coffee stop 1 Apr 2009 | 09:00 pm
The Parma AC shield stuck to the pillar, the barista shouting food orders along the glass and brass counter in a thick Italian accent, the San Pellegrino lemonade sitting alongside the Coke cans - the...
Stressed by the tube? Get out and walk 12 Mar 2009 | 01:26 am
Stupidly, I once took the tube from Leicester Square to Covent Garden; the ticket seller laughed at me. Ever since, I’ve made an effort to walk if I’m moving about Central London. How many commuters ...
Winter is great 20 Dec 2008 | 03:18 am
Isn’t it grand that Winter is here. No more sweltering on the tube, the dawn-chorus alarm has turned itself off and the pavements are blissfully tourist free. Where did the summer go people moan. Wha...
The joy of hotels 20 Dec 2008 | 02:59 am
Don’t believe business types who complain about nights far from home, spent in hotels. To me, hotels are blissfully anonymous places. The barman pouring my drink calls me by name, but it is a name th...
Strictly come dancing is not the Olympics 18 Nov 2008 | 02:22 am
So week nine of strictly ended with the judges in a spin and the contestants in tears. Judge Len Goodman didn’t even try to hide his contempt for the public decision and dancer James Jordon pleaded wi...
The Brand & Ross furore is about more than as prank call gone wrong 31 Oct 2008 | 10:13 pm
Beneath the wave of indignation directed at Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross lies a deeper issue, one that should concern all reasonable thinking people. There is a strain within the BBC that thinks a...
Doth Georgina Baillie protest too much? 31 Oct 2008 | 10:09 pm
Am I the only one who feels slightly uneasy about Georgina Baillie taking money from the Sun whilst calling for the heads of Brand and Ross? She seems to be making the most of her moment of fame.
Graduates shouldn't despair, the jobs are there 28 Oct 2008 | 11:05 pm
The newspapers may sound apocalyptic but the business world is still turning, albeit more slowly, and graduate recruiters are still recruiting. Employers hit hardest by the downturn are likely to cut...
