I remember it as clearly as if it happened yesterday. But it was nearly fifty years ago. The curtain had come down on the last performance of Peter Shaffer’s ‘The R...
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This Sunday I want to share my fascination for the English language. I’ve done it before, of course, but when third waves, winged-horses, limping economies and disapp...
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Perhaps one becomes a different person after retirement? Released from the pressures and restrictions of a professional career you can give free rein to talents that re...
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Did the prime minister (PM) make a mistake by not publicly expressing his sorrow at the horrible death of photojournalist, Danish Siddiqui? From the government, there h...
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If I can coin a term Ashok Lavasa is a WhatsApp-friend. We’ve only met once and I doubt if we’ve spoken half a dozen times. But over the last two years we must have...
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I was in my early teens when I read L. P. Hartley’s book ‘The Go-Between’. At that age I was captivated by the story far more than its deeper philosophical point ...
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One of the most delightful British traditions is the keeping and publishing of political diaries. When well-written they’re not just revealing but enormous fun. The p...
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A number of people have asked why I chose not to attend the Rashtra Manch meeting last Tuesday and I think it would be useful to explain because the answer illuminates ...
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Perhaps I’m simple minded but I prefer analysis that’s clear and focussed. Most academics embellish their argument with so much equivocation you’re never certain ...
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Do you know who I was reminded of as I watched the Prime Minister wriggle out of the mess his vaccination policy has created? The Artful Dodger! Not his ‘pickpocketry...
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