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WHAT has become of journalism? Large swathes of it has been killed by money-men, and not very competent money-men at that, of course. Every time they cut back, they lose readers and business, but the loss of readers and business that follows every cutback comes, each time, as the most amazing surprise to the accountants. […]

THERE are few things in life of which I have been certain. One of them is this: be very careful where you put your old man. Now I will be brutally frank with you, and say that there have been times when Stuart Junior has seen the light of day – however briefly – in […]

WELL, the world is ending. Jeremy Corbyn, according to reliable sources, is made of bees. His beard contains particles of food eaten in 1955 that could cause anaphylactic shock to babies if he is in the same town as them. He beat his rich parents with sandals made of lentils because they sent him to […]

I DON’T know whether to laugh or cry. Really. When I saw that photo, of the dead little boy face down in the surf, what could I or any parent do but cry? I was as moved as anybody, moved to rage and frustration. But the ensuing, developing reaction to that photo? The Diana-like hysteria? Suddenly […]