What is the most valuable thing that out tiny island has ever produced? And still produces today? Something that is so valuable, it is impossible to put a value on it. Something which is sought after over the entire world. An undisputed world leading product. A product which the whole world envies and the entire…
What is the most valuable thing that out tiny island has ever produced? And still produces today? Something that is so valuable, it is impossible to put a value on it. Something which is sought after over the entire world. An undisputed world leading product. A product which the whole world envies and the entire…
Apologies in advance if this comes over a little ranty. Does anyone recall a few years ago, Westminster Council and others decided to prevent parking on a single yellow line after 7pm? Quite rightly, there was an outcry. Led by the Standard and Mayor Johnson to defend the enormous night-time London economy which relies on…
Weighing up whether to publish this photo or not was a battle between truly terrible shorts and my remarkable athleticism – which eventually prevailed
Like most people waking up on this miserable day, the bank holiday felt even more downbeat with the announcement of the passing of Lord Attenborough – a man who definitely deserved his knighthood unlike so many these days. Rare for me to encounter such an illustrious man but I did have the pleasure of meeting…
Away for august – I had it in mind that ride London would commandeer my road and require all cars to be removed. I left keys and instructions with my eldest son which is a little like Fulham this season – pointless. Anyway on the morning in question – my neighbour living opposite was woken…
Somewhat out of the blue, my wife announced that we need new door handles for the Holland kitchen and quickly I conceded, deciding not to explain that our current handles were working at 100% efficiency – with every drawer and cupboard opening perfectly. But quiet life and all that – we shall have new handles….
On holiday as I am – and being a man – I am currently reading. For the last few days, Stephen King has been keeping me company with his latest tome, Mr Mercedes – and it makes me wonder why I don’t read more often. I enjoyed Mr Mercedes although it will not join some…
I appeared on this show today – the format of which is simple enough – choose a book that I think is a good read and then the book is discussed with my fellow panellists. Simple enough but also a task fraught with danger. A little like Desert Island Disc where the music chosen imbues…
A quick jaunt down to the Loire Valley en France pour la famille Holland last week – whereupon, yours truly was I suspect exactly like every other English driver on the French roads – namely, admiring of their emptiness and lack of pot holes and emergency patch up repairs but scathing of the cost to…