My uncle was one of those accountant types who manage to achieve an aura of officialdom beyond their station so that, on meeting him for the first time, you might have wondered if he was the Minister for Packed Lunches, or perhaps a whipcracker in th...
My father was obsessed with order and everything being in its right place, which it rarely was if he hadn't put it there himself. The first thing he did on entering a hotel room was to rearrange the furniture and straighten the pictures on the walls;...
It was not the fault of the Pumpkin Café that my train arrived at Haywards Heath more than half an hour late; this was due to the unfortunate combination of malevolent weather conditions, a person being hit by a previous train, and a small dog escap...

Turn up wearing one of Princess Diana's dresses, and you get a free pint.
Finger Lickin' God – The magazine for Catholic priests in America's southern states. You Cannot Be Syrias – Former tennis champion John McEnroe analyses the socio-political situation in the Middle East. Bisto Two Zero – When a troupe of ex-SA...