Life

There comes a time

As an oldie myself, I could not help sympathising with actor Tom Cruise four or five days ago when garish media stories went viral about a stunt that went wrong whilst he was filming a roof top chase sequence for the movie Mission: Impossible 6. I should add here that I don’t get out much these [...]

August 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

Wine: does it pay?

When I first was approached to write for this esteemed organ I asked the editor: “How do I pitch my copy … to the connoisseurs or to the guys looking for good value plonk in Tesco?” Miles replied: ‘You are a cricketing man, Algy?” “I have been a member of the [...]

August 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

Whose news is it anyway?

In these strange times there are moments when you find yourself shaking your head wondering just what the hell is going on. My son is currently staying with me and scarcely a day goes by when, reacting to the latest news from the United States about the antics of Donald Trump, he doesn’t comment [...]

August 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

A bit of a find

Yesterday I teamed up with a brother for a military-style mission to take our 91 year old father to a Harley Street consultation in central London. My brother did the ‘pick up’ by travelling to the coast and driving said parent to my place in south London, after which my contribution would be [...]

August 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

Is the future electric?

As an old geezer, I like to swing back and forth between being ‘up with the latest technological advances’ and the direct opposite. It so happens that I was looking through a recent copy of Stuff magazine the other day – it’s the monthly one whose obvious competitor is called T3 – just to [...]

August 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

Getting used to it

On Saturday I read an excellent review of Robert McCrum’s new book Every Third Thought by Robert Lewis – one of my favourite book critics – in the Review section of The Times newspaper. Rather like the Literary Review, which I also buy every month, I regard the newspaper weekend [...]

August 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

A modern conumdrum

Amidst the madness that seems to have engulfed the world recently – whether you’re talking the 2017 UK General Election result, Brexit, the 2016 US Presidential campaign, the current confrontation between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un or indeed the weekend’s events in [...]

August 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

Judging a book by its cover (or not)

From time to time when hopping around the newspaper websites of this great nation I come across items which I either enjoy and/or I feel readers of the Rust might benefit from having an opportunity to read (if they have not already done so off their own bat). Today is an example. I am not [...]

August 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

The media merry-go-round – is it reporting or creating?

My subject today springs from the recent media story about the thirty-something male jogger who was allegedly caught on CCTV on Putney Bridge pushing a female pedestrian into the road, whereupon she appeared to have been saved from serious injury, if not death, by the instinctive action of a [...]

August 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

Watt is what it’s all about

With my son Barry staying with me at the moment recovering from his somewhat complicated broken wrist operation we are currently having what might be described as ‘quality time’ together at my gaff. This inevitably has two sides to it because I normally live on my own and he, only semi-house [...]

August 10, 2017 // 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 [...]