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Friday, 26 February 2010

Singer, Footballer, Prime Minister, Spy

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Some household by the name of Cole has been dominating the British press recently. He, Ashley, makes far too much money kicking a football a...
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Sunday, 21 February 2010

Sport and skeletons, in or out of the closet

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A couple of stories from the world of sport caught my eye this week. One is the 'sorry' tale of Tiger Woods. Now let’s bear in min...
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Thursday, 18 February 2010

Winter travels and travails

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It is a truth often asserted, though perhaps not universally acknowledged, that private business does things much more efficiently than the ...
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Monday, 15 February 2010

Sublime or silly: curious contrasts in cinema

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Watched two films at the weekend. The first fulfilled a wish I’d nurtured for over forty years. A bit sad, isn’t it? You can decide to wat...
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Friday, 12 February 2010

Tax, tea, tolls and small government

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It’s a commonplace, but no less true for all that, that there are two way of thinking of the American Revolution. The first is the most ob...
Saturday, 6 February 2010

Language: much more than words

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Step on to the great avenue that opens in front of you when you start to study another language and you’re likely to have the opportunity to...
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Thursday, 4 February 2010

Lessons and laughter from Maugham, and a dose of denial

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Why are we so critical of that invaluable psychological process, denial? It seems to me that it’s often the only defence against devastating...
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