November 21, 2012 In voting to bar women from becoming bishops, the Church of England has duly attracted opprobrium and ridicule as a fusty, intellectually…
November 21, 2012 In voting to bar women from becoming bishops, the Church of England has duly attracted opprobrium and ridicule as a fusty, intellectually…
This weekend, as television showed pictures of Israelis and Palestinians firing missiles at each other in a war with origins going back centuries, M told…
The Leveson Report, which has recommended statutory regulation of the British press, is remarkable in at least one respect: it has made politicians more popular…
Invitations to business-related Christmas parties are starting to come in thick and fast. I’ve been to one already, but I’ve resolved not to go to…
This past Saturday, on a typically grey and chilly December afternoon, the Twickenham faithful dutifully showed up expecting to watch their team receive a stern…
Journalists can be egotistical, ruthless, scurrilous, unscrupulous, duplicitous, portentous and vain. They have a few faults as well. These, for the time being, we shall…
George Entwistle doesn’t seem to know much. He doesn’t seem to know what’s going on inside the BBC, the organization he leads as Director General. …
Recently, I met an acquaintance, a younger man, whom I hadn’t seen for some years. The first thing out of his mouth was, “You seem…
As callous as it may sound, I found myself welcoming America’s sex scandal as a blessed relief from the sordid revelations that have dominated our…
Pippa Middleton pocketed £400,000 to produce a book of party tips. It’s called, aptly enough, Celebrate. There must be a market for this kind of…