June 2007

Tesco tunnel: Gerrards Cross’s ordeal enters its third year

If you visit the prosperous Buckinghamshire village of Gerrards Cross, you’ll find what looks like abandoned…
Hello, Prime Minister: Gordon Brown takes over

At last, Gordon Brown has achieved his ambition. It’s a significant moment. Until today, Britain had…
Holiday time

We’re off on holiday today, driving down to Lake Garda via Grindelwald in Switzerland, returning via…
The BBC and impartiality: the real issue

Last week, I defended the BBC against Emily Bell’s challenge in The Guardian about the corporation’s…
Gordon Brown and the Liberal Democrats: is love in the air?

When I wrote last week’s post about Tony Blair’s coalition talks with Paddy Ashdown’s Liberal Democrats…
Falklands war, 25 years on: HMS Ark Royal sails down the Thames

It’s not every day an aircraft carrier sails past your office. The flagship of the Royal…
The tide’s always out at Southend: Bob Skinner in The Observer

Going to the seaside is a cherished part of childhood. But things don’t always go smoothly. …
Can you save the world and enjoy organic food?

Dominic Lawson’s Independent column recently raised a crucial question: can you enjoy organic food and help…
The rise of the great-grandparent

Did you know your great-grandparents? I didn’t. The last survivor died some five years before I…
The Guardian’s Polly Toynbee: rebel against the press

Poly Toynbee’s Guardian column today says that Tony Blair’s speech about the ‘feral’ media missed the…