They're Called Virgin Trains Because They Don't

When I Was Collecting Material For A Political Gossip Column, And Someone Said Something Interesting, I Would Wait For Them To Add, "and I Don't Want To Read That In Your Magazine!" In Which Case I Wouldn't Use It. But If They Didn't Remember To Say It, I'd Nip Off To The Loo, Write The Story Up, Come Back And Change The Subject.

I've Served On Five Different Juries, And Many Of Them Were Bonkers In Their Own Way.

I've Been Intrigued By 'le Monde' Ever Since Work Took Me To Paris Once, And I Noted That On A Day When There Was Some Huge Worldwide Story, The Paper Led Its Front Page On Some Cabinet Changes In Turkey. It Implied A Magnificent Disdain For The Quotidian Folderol Of Mere News.

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

I Think The Great Thing About Grandparents Is Seeing Another Home, Realising That People You Love Can Have Different Priorities, Different Diversions, Different Opinions And Lead Quite Different Lives From The Ones You See Every Day, And That Is Immensely Valuable.