The Come-Back Kid

It’s back. I first went with my sister and brother-in-law for a late supper circa 1980. I last went before Guys and Dolls with an investment banker (retired).

Join a Craze

I prefer to call it a craze rather than mass hysteria. My first craze was when I was at prep school.

Linguistics and Politics

It’s part of a politician’s job to open their mouths and put their feet in it. I voted for Jeremy Hunt to lead the Conservative (and Unionist) party but I will never forget him saying his wife is Japanese on a visit there. (She is Chinese.)

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Pants on Fire?

“We all agreed tonight that we detest the Prime Minister, deplore his lack of judgement, disapprove of his henchmen; and yet we can do nothing – yet!”

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A Tawdry Tale

Tom Tugendhat is a Conservative Member of Parliament, representing Tonbridge and Malling, and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

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Don’t Tell Sid

The title of this post is an inversion of the slogan used when British Gas was privatised in November 1986.

More Chips

Chips Channon’s misjudgements about the course of the war and politics make good reading.

Stick to the Plan

This year I’m going to try not to break the rules – the rules for investing my savings.

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