I’m so glad you asked

Long ago when the U.S. had real presidents rather than performing seals running things, Thomas Jefferson said that the man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. This occurred to me …

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Right idea, wrong corpse

Maybe I should be careful what I say here, because one of my best friends is an eminent divorce lawyer, but … Just down the road from me in Chelsea they had a shoot-up a couple of days ago. Everyone …

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This gave me a laugh before I shook with rage

I don’t know whether you noticed, but almost every time in people are asked in those dopey quizzes what they find most attractive in other people, a sense of humour comes top. So Marc Howells, head of Barclaycard in Europe …

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I predict trouble for Russia – here’s why

I’m worried about Russia. Yes, they have inflation; yes, it’s not necessarily the best place to be too critical of the government; but these things may be curable; they don’t really worry me. What worried me is the only economic …

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You IDIOT, Drayton

As you may have noticed, I’m an appalling typist. I misspelt Keith Hann’s address. It’s www.keithhann.com. Sorry! But however you spell it, I still think he’s funny. Mind you, it’s probably laugh or freeze up there.

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Never mind me; this man is really funny

Here are two quotes from someone I’ve never met or even heard of till today. “I’ve yearned for years to have the sort of body that would enable me to walk boldly onto a beach and hear beautiful women sighing …

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The banks – to be serious for a moment

A piece in The Economist about Sir “Fred” Goodwin who has managed in exchange for Lord knows how many millions in salary and pension to screw up the Royal Bank of Scotland, prompted me to comment. (He sounds a thoroughly …

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