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Scotch eggs are not the kind of edible to hog the limelight. Despite their reputation as a lunch-box staple and perhaps the ultimate bar snack, they are not pushy. They don’t clamour for attention like a glazed chipolata on a stick (get her!) or a Cornish pasty with its great, show-off ruff of crimped pastry. … Read more
News that David Beckham was suggested for a Sports Minister job has caused much hilarity across the land — but unease in the offices of Whitehall. It has given beleaguered ministers, whose positions are precarious at the best of times, something else to worry about. Something BIG to worry about. Something bigger than the pandemic, … Read more
Never mind electric cars, gas boilers, the vaccine, defence funding, Brexit, the economic forecast, WAG wars in court and when Trump should concede. The burning question of the week is this — is it too early to put up your Christmas decorations? Trees and decorations traditionally start going on display when Advent begins on the … Read more
When this is all over, when the coronavirus has finally scuttled off like a whipped cur and life begins to return to normal, will we be proud of what we did and how we coped as a nation? Or will a feeling of quiet shame creep across the populace as we contemplate the worst of … Read more
Every time I think that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have gone too far, they go one terrible step farther. It’s like some awful game of truth or dare, one in which they don’t care about or understand the consequences, only about their own personal gratification and exultation, now and forevermore, amen. Their latest … Read more
Perhaps for this first time in his life, Prince Charles is both in Vogue and in vogue. At the age of 71 the heir to the throne is in a fashion magazine actually talking about fashion. His clothes. His wardrobe. What he wears and how he wears it. Charles has been flaunting his curves in … Read more
Was it really only four months ago when Johnny Depp and Amber Heard uncorked the fizzing horror of their marriage in a British courtroom? Four months in which Depp must have enjoyed moments when he felt hopeful about his future and the outcome of this libel trial, only to have them dashed so completely yesterday. … Read more
Barbara Broccoli recently claimed Daniel Craig is the most handsome man in the world, but come off it, we all know he is not even the most handsome James Bond. Even die-hard Dan-fans such as me know when to admit defeat. For the most handsome man in the world is, was and perhaps ever more … Read more
Barbara Broccoli recently claimed Daniel Craig is the most handsome man in the world, but come off it, we all know he is not even the most handsome James Bond. Even die-hard Dan-fans such as me know when to admit defeat. For the most handsome man in the world is, was and perhaps ever more … Read more
For those lucky people cushioned by wealth, sequestered by acres, pampered by staff and soothed by circumstance, Covid-19 is merely a summer squall in their long winter of deep content. The elites, the A-listers, the millionaires, the celebs? They are never knowingly undersupplied with lockdown loo rolls and bags of flour, nor do they have … Read more