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Now does he feel his title Hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe Upon a dwarfish thief… There are so many things to be concerned about happening in the world right now that really should be putting Cakegate into perspective. But we – the embittered electorate and the mainstream …

Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party. Much as it pains me, as a journalist with a heartier than average appetite for news, to say this, but I am seriously considering switching off from all forms of …

For Brutus is an honorable man; So are they all, all honorable men We live in odd times when the newspaper headlines are full of stories relating to a garden party. And not one that the Queen was at either. So, 100 or so people who had all been working …

Thrift is poetic because it is creative; waste is unpoetic because it is waste. Greetings, gentle readers. Happy New Year and all that. As I write this, I can see that the bin-men have just arrived in our road. Are we still supposed to call them that these days? Waste-operatives? …

Use, do not abuse… neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy The most over-used phrase in the last few weeks – apart from “It’s OK, it’s just a cold. Not covid” – is probably “you couldn’t make this up”. As more and more evidence appears of party after party, …

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them Hands up if you know anyone who rigorously stuck to every single Covid guideline during 2020 and 2021? No, me neither. During the first lockdown, the period history will term the Time …

Old wine and friends improve with age. I love it when a plan comes together. Way back in the depths of Lockdown One last year, when we were forced to hold our BMJ Industry Awards 2020 via t’internet, I crossed every finger going that we wouldn’t have to do it …

Peppa: “What’s an attic?” Grandpa Pig: “It’s where we keep all our old things.” Peppa: “Like YOU Grandpa?” There’s a common recurring nightmare amongst the sort of people who have to stand up in front of an audience and speak. It’s the sort of nightmare that has you sitting bolt upright …

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times Pandemic Studies, GCSE. Question 1: Covid was the best thing to happen to your business. Discuss. The last 18 months have been bizarre, peculiar, tough, testing and, at times, pretty blooming horrible. But for some businesses, the pandemic …

The things that make me different are the things that make me, me When you’ve been to as many conferences and presentations as I have over the years, they can all roll into one. Some presenters are interesting to listen to at the time, but by the lunch break you’ve …