Yes. The Greek landscape and light is magical, and away from the tourist traps there's a lot of warmth from people. Prince Charles apparently feels the same way, as he seemed to risk the brickba… (View Post)

I once met Philip at an opening linked to the BBC. His manner struck me as a mixture of hearty and deliberately provocative retired air commodore, and a much less typical, quite warm bluntness, which… (View Post)

There's frequently more 'news' in Private Eye's columns than on the BBC, the Victorian-celeb tabloid press, the Guardian, or the conservative oligarchs' broadsheets put toget… (View Post)

There are issues surrounding Johnson's trustworthiness across the board. However, it's highly debatable if these are in the public interest to be linked to in this context. You are indeed e… (View Post)

Yes. It's basically a mixture of Victorian partisan and moral hypocrisy and American-imported celeb culture. What there's very little of is the more laudable and defensible culture of Victo… (View Post)