Our selection of the best men and women of 2014 (more…)
Tag: Tweeting
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Fortunes and footballers
Gareth Southgate markets his £3.25 million Grade I listed Yorkshire home
Footballers are not generally noted for living in tasteful homes so it is somewhat surprising to find that the former England player turned Middlesborough manager Gareth Southgate’s current home is a Grade I listed “Elizabethan style” hall on the banks of Swinsty Reservoir, nine miles west of Harrogate. He and his wife Alison have owned it since 2006 but have been trying to sell it since June 2013. (more…)
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The Monica Factor: Monica Lewinsky joins Twitter
Monica Lewinsky takes to Twitter (but don’t expect any mention of Bill Clinton)
On Monday, Monica Lewinsky joined Twitter and within a couple of hours despite her having tweeted just twice, she had gained over 34,000 followers. (more…)
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Wally of the Week: Judy Finnigan
Broadcaster turned author Judy Finnigan tries to excuse the conduct of a convicted rapist (more…)
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Jim Chapman
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Travels with du Maurier
Travelex founder puts the childhood home where Daphne du Maurier allegedly conducted two of her most illicit relationships on the market for £32 million (more…)
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Bobby and Ivey Leidy (AKA Mr and Mrs Robert Leidy, Jr.)
This wealth manager is the eldest grandson of Lilly Pulitzer and his wife runs an organic, gluten free and vegan West Palm Beach bakery named Sweet Ivey’s. This modest philanthropic couple held their wedding on North End Beach, Palm Beach and of her wedding dress, Ivey Leidy told Town & Country: “I don’t even know who made it”. -
Think before you tweet
Mandy Rice-Davies provides a lesson in how to behave on Twitter
A misguided tweet cost Sally Bercow, the wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons, an estimated £100,000. Yesterday, when Mandy Rice-Davies, famous for her role in the Profumo scandal, took to Twitter to attack me in the wake of an article I published about George Galloway, Ms Bercow again came to mind. (more…)
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Magnificent Mary
Matthew Steeples commends Mary Beard for her forgiving manner towards those who troll her on Twitter (more…)
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Dazzlingly dim
The Wellesley lands itself in a Twitter storm
Social media can do a business a great deal of good but if not used carefully, it can equally do immense damage. The Wellesley Hotel on Knightsbridge has provided an example of the latter in the wake of the scandal over them charging the ludicrous sum of £75 for three small bottles of mineral water. (more…)
