The degree to which one has a low threshold for boredom (as my Auntie Anne reminded me the other day) can be revealed in the oddest ways....

It is not within me this evening to respond precisely to today’s brief, to follow the instruction exactly or take inspiration from the...

Who am I? To paraphrase: if you want all that Holden Caulfield, “David Copperfield kind of crap” then – unlike the formerly famous,...

My brother Joe -- who lives in Scotland --- was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours list by Her Maj. The gong could never do justice...