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Rugby mayhem as the crowds return

With the Bank Holiday in full swing and rugby union joining other sports in letting crowds back in – well, in rugby’s case only home fans to 25% of ground capacity – yesterday, with the English Premiership’s league season approaching its climax, I chose to tune in to watch BT Sport’s [...]

May 30, 2021 // 0 Comments

Sussex v Northants (1st day)

After 20 months it was wonderful to watch cricket at Hove again. Henry Crocombe Sadly, Sussex’s performance did not match the exhilaration as, after winning the toss, they were at one stage just after lunch 67-8. Fortunately a 8th wicket stand of 99 by young bowlers Henry Crocombe and Jack [...]

May 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

Bringing “stuff” to you …

From its inception this organ has always ranked alongside Facebook, WhatsApp, Tik-Tok, Twitter and Instagram in terms of its impact upon the lives of the estimated 7.7 billion members of the human race that currently inhabit the Earth. It has managed this in part by organising its now legendary [...]

May 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

Far less than its billing …

For my sins, dear reader, yesterday I deliberately sat down at 9.30am in order to watch Dominic Cummings’ appearance before the joint inquiry of the Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee at the House of Commons. Before doing so I went out for a brief “breath [...]

May 27, 2021 // 0 Comments

A convivial lunch & a clearance

Monday took place my regular Xmas lunch with two brothers took place in English’s. This lunch first began in the late 1970s and only Covid prevented its annual occurrence last year. Since its inception two of us have retired and two divorced and remarried, whilst I remain outside the conjugal [...]

May 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

My art week

Three matters to report this week. The first was the podcast of Waldemar Janusczak and Bendor Grosvenor’s World of Art. I have already mentioned that Waldemar Janusczak’s style of presentation grates and there is a constant leitmotiv of class friction between the down to earth Janusczak and the [...]

May 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

Back in the groove again (possibly)

From time to time I take to the Rust in order to report from my perspective as a near-septuagenarian seeking to stave off the ravages of time by maintaining a certain degree of physical fitness. This quest is a sometimes unequal contest between committing to and enjoying the undoubted benefits of [...]

May 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

Now they’ve caused a crime wave …

The Rust‘s reputation as one of the media’s great campaigning organs continues to grow. Since the weekend, when we first ran a story on the twin threats to to the future of human civilisation of cycling and e-scooters, our mainstream colleagues have been falling over themselves to [...]

May 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

Still leading the world

Last weekend, despite its dedicated finance research team’s best efforts, once again your editorial board breathed a collective sign of relief when The Sunday Times Rich List hit the news stands without mentioning the Rust or its multi-layered off-shore ownership details. We continue to take [...]

May 25, 2021 // 0 Comments

The Grand Eastbourne

A few years ago I was a naughty, very naughty girl. I was reviewing an up-market trattoria in Chelsea. I had arrived late and was the only diner left. The manager Federico offered me a complimentary grappa and one became three. My marriage was going through a difficult time and as I told my [...]

May 23, 2021 // 0 Comments

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ITV COVERAGE OF CHELTENHAM

March 14, 2026 // 0 Comments

I am in the camp of watching on tv rather than attending for the 3 Cs: cost , convenience and comfort. With the cost of travelling and attending Cheltenham and last [...]
Max Schmelling/ The Good German

March 4, 2026 // 0 Comments

In the unlikely event that I would be asked to nominate a Great Life on Matthew Parris ‘ show my choice would be the Black Uhlan Max Schmelling. In the 1930s thee [...]
The Tanner Report : Fulham 2 spurs 1

March 3, 2026 // 0 Comments

Prior to Fulham ‘s comfortable win over Spurs (2-1) I watched the big match Revisited featuring Chelsea 1 Arsenal 2 i guess in the early 70s It would be foolish to [...]
The Six Nations

February 24, 2026 // 0 Comments

The Six Nations continues to throw up surprises. England could not bounce back against Ireland , a resurgent Wales gave Scotland à close game with the Millennium Stadium [...]
Brentford 0 Brighton 2

February 23, 2026 // 0 Comments

The heat is off Fabian Hürzeler with Brighton ‘s 1st win in 13 games. Club owner Tony Bloom was not at the G Tech stadium due to a long planned family engagement but had [...]