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In Three Words

Charles Moore writing in The Spectator last week drew my attention to an 80th anniversary that had passed me by.

A History Lesson about Brixsi (sic)

King Harold’s brother-in-law was a Saxon thane with a name that shows remarkable prescience: Brixsi. Today the UK has rejected the EU Conquest, in 1066 Brixsi rejected the Norman one and paid for the consequences. The analogy stops here but the history lesson continues.

So you want to put on an Opera?

So you want to put on an opera? Two years ago Fulham Opera started and are doing just that on a tight budget. Their next production is Die Fledermaus in St John’s church in Fulham. You can get information and buy tickets here. So you want to put on an opera and build an opera… Continue reading So you want to put on an Opera?

Ban Driven Grouse Shooting

This is the title of a petition made to Parliament. As it has received more than 100,000 signatures it is eligible to be debated later this year.

Store Wars

There are developments on the Barons Court retail scene. The Four Vintners off-licence that went into receivership last year is to re-open as a branch of Oddbins.

Hello Mr Chips

I have advance notice, via Time Out, that a certain royal personage will be seen streaking in Soho at the end of this month.

I’m an Oldie

Alexander Chancellor and I have been together a long time; in fact since 1975. I was a student at Durham and a reader of The Spectator, he was the new editor.

Sinking Sterling

Hear ye, hear ye, all the news from Annecy! Actually there isn’t any today. It has been overcast with cloud hanging over the mountains and my mood seems to sync with the weather.

Thursday on Lac d’Annecy

It is easy to be lazy in this sleepy town. A walk along the lake to a neighbouring town for lunch seems an ambitious project.

The Headless Horseman

There is a lane at Barmeath called the Headless Horseman because, according to legend, a horse bolted back from the Battle of the Boyne with its decapitated rider still on board.