Hurrah The Lionesses
Ray Connolly
Some moments you remember all your life. One of mine happened fifteen minutes after … read more
What is it about Horses? May 4, 2023
What is it about horses? Why on Saturday will we smile fondly when we see the Household Cavalry as it … read more
Manchester City 1, Inter Milan 0 May 13, 2023
Consider the newspaper photographs the day after. See the unrestrained euphoria of the fans who congregated together on Saturday night … read more
God Only Knows Where AI will lead us next? (Daily Express, May 13, 2023)
A Beatle was singing God Only Knows on my phone the other night. No, I thought. That can’t be … read more
Sam and the Monkey Suit
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The Fancy Dress Party
Sam had a problem. His friend Abbie was having a fancy dress birthday party on … read more
The Mole of Edge Hill, Liverpool – Williamson Tunnels (Daily Mail, November 1, 2021)
You can’t beat a bit of real mystery as the background for dramatic super-reality, can you? Well, that’s what the … read more
Let Nothing You Dismay – A Christmas Story
23.12.18
Harry watched as Amy, with the tip of her tongue poking from between her lips, compiled her list. Finally, … read more
So We Lost…
Daily Mail, July 2018
So, that’s it. We lost. England won’t now be in the final of the World Cup … read more
Me and My Hollyhocks
Daily Mail, June 2018
Someone broke the growing tips off two of our hollyhocks last week. For some wanton reason … read more
‘As Time Goes By’ – a review of Derek Taylor’s memoir
Daily Mail, 13.4.18
One morning in 1969 I was sitting at my desk at the London Evening Standard when we … read more
