Peter Mandelson Is The Only Man I

Canada Is Not So Much A Country As A Clothesline Nearly 4,000 Miles Long. St John's In Newfoundland Is Closer To Milan, Italy Than To Vancouver.

Kind 'guardian' Readers Have Been Forwarding Me Round Robin Christmas Newsletters For Years Now: Lengthy Missives Full Of Perfect Children, Exotic Holidays, Talented Pets And Endless, Tedious Detail. The Notes That Accompanied Them Revealed They Had Inspired In The Original Recipients Everything From Mild Irritation To Absolute Rage.

Peter Mandelson Is The Only Man I Know Who Can Skulk In Broad Daylight.

I'm Often Amazed At The Way Politicians, Who Spend Hours Poring Over Opinion Poll Results In A Desperate Attempt To Discover What The Public Thinks, Are Certain They Know Precisely What God's Views Are On Everything.

Life Was So Much Simpler In Pre-video Days When Everyone Refused Invitations Because The 'forsyte Saga' Was On. Now We All Just Have A Long List Of Unwatched Shows, All Of Which, It Seems, Our Friends Are Raving About. I Feel As Outdated As If I Wore A Fair Isle Sweater, Ate Pot Noodle And Had A Two-bar Electric Fire In The Sitting Room.