Playwright Alan Bennett chooses ‘hypocrisy’ as Britain’s best achievement (more…)
Tag: children
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Hoodwinked
Jim Hood uses parliamentary privilege to name Lord Brittan as someone accused of “improper conduct with children”
Yesterday, a Labour MP named Jim Hood used parliamentary privilege to state that Lord Brittan had been accused “of improper conduct with children”. He has widely been attacked but we will leap to his defence. (more…)
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Rose van Cutsem (née Rose Astor)
In marrying Hugh van Cutsem in 2005, Edinburgh educated Rose Astor united two dynasties. (more…) -
Liberal with the smacks
Child beater speaks at Liberal Democrat conference
At the Liberal Democrat conference on Monday, Vince Cable complained that the Conservatives are “like UKIP without the beer” whilst Guido Fawkes shared pictures of delegates sleeping. Worse still – and also highlighted by Mr Fawkes – was news that the conference was addressed by a convicted child beater. (more…)
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Chicken Divan
Claire Douglass continues her meal in Wisconsin with a main course of Chicken Divan
Last time I delighted you with a starter of ‘Seven Layer Salad’ and now I’m going to move on to a Wisconsin main, the legendary ‘Chicken Divan’. (more…)
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Adam Rickitt: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”
The Steeple Times asks former actor, singer, PR and former ‘Coronation Street’ star Adam Rickitt: “What’s on your mantelpiece?” (more…)
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Roald Dahl: Literary hero
James Murphy lauds Roald Dahl as a literary hero
My last article focused on Ian Fleming and Roald Dahl provides a natural sequel. Like Fleming, Dahl’s work continues to film and television from beyond his grave. (more…)
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Stabling Frankie
Frankie Dettori puts his Voysey designed country house up for sale
Champion jockey Frankie Dettori is best known for his “flying dismounts” and for having won seven out of seven races at Ascot in 1996. He currently lives at Stetchworth on the Cambridgeshire-Suffolk border near Newmarket but is now selling his home there. (more…)
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Peter Webb: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”
The Steeple Times asks professional polo player Peter Webb: “What’s on your mantelpiece?” (more…)
