Auberon Waugh
Quaffing the cup that cheers
Readers should savour this book, as you might one of the delectable bottles that compose the enticing strophe of the book’s narrative
Nicholas Parsons vs Auberon Waugh
How Parsons won a battle of wits
A keen nose and sharp prose
David Womersley reviews Waugh on Wine by Auberon Waugh
Boris is LINO
The Prime Minister is now Leader In Name Only
A very British crank
Bertrand Russell is almost too familiar a figure to be worth remembering
The many rooms of British law
Has British legislation become too complex to be understood?
Childhood’s end
A medical vanguard aims to arm children against their own nature
In defence of the Netflix Persuasion
It is a satire of modern vanities, not a screw-up
Trojan charities
Institutional drift leftwards does not have to be inevitable
Fat chance
Plus-sized actors and theatres rattling the begging bowl
Thinkers, writers and storytellers
Narrative, voice and good novels — not always at the same time
When Great Lives grates
Tales of lives lived well, or disgracefully, are always interesting, but what makes a good obit?
Grammar ain’t a class issue
Angela Rayner’s inverted snobbery helps no one
Faith on trial
Christian beliefs have yet to receive protection under law