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Less means more (not)

I am always on the look-out for reports and surveys dealing with developments in human relationships – both out of general personal interest and in case these might shed light on some of the mysteries of the universe. In which context, one of the media stories doing the round of the broadsheet [...]

December 11, 2014 // 0 Comments

The saga continues

We at the National Rust make no apology for our continuing interest in the use of performing-enhancing drugs in sport. At this moment in time there are hard-hitting stories brewing about cycling [Wow! Quelle surprise!] and two recent German television documentaries alleging that a household-name [...]

December 11, 2014 // 0 Comments

A warning to heed?

Nobody who has any knowledge or experience of modern elite sport would deny that the near-constant commercial and other pressures place enormous strain upon athletes and (where appropriate) their teams and coaching staff. There are some sports in which over-playing, tiredness and [...]

December 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

The slippery slope

It is in the spirit of the urgings of our esteemed editor that – in amongst anything else we might offer – we should shed light upon our descent into senility by noting aspects of our decline whenever we come across them that I begin my post today. The past 36 hours have not been amongst my [...]

December 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

Marks and Spencer: share and store

When I worked as fashion editor of a national newspaper, I was  always surprised how infrequently the financial desk contacted me for my views on fashion and retail.  As I prepped up for this article I called Bob Tickler who is big on product and service in deciding an investment. He told me [...]

December 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard: Hotel du Vin Brighton

Popularity is in my opinion a good measure of anything so the first thing to report on the restaurant at the Hotel Du Vin Brighton was that every table was taken and I can see why. On Sundays they offer a 4 course brunch for £24. It’s not really a brunch in the American sense of dishes [...]

December 8, 2014 // 0 Comments

It’s all relative, mate

Before I begin my post today, it is ‘cards on the table’ time. I’m an atheist, largely because – in terms of how I live my life – I feel most comfortable presuming that God does not exist and that religion is a man-made means of control-comforting the masses. If I’ve got that [...]

December 8, 2014 // 0 Comments

Queueing as a form of life

Yesterday (Saturday) I was obliged to go food shopping – not a task I particularly enjoy at this time of year. Earlier in the week I had been to Sainsburys and found myself shocked by the sheer volume of numbers. I am certain this is a feature of growing older – you become gradually less [...]

December 7, 2014 // 0 Comments

A memorable day

Earlier this year my father, who still ranks ‘Eric & Ernie’ alongside Laurel and Hardy as the two greatest comedy partnerships of all-time, took delight in reminding us that Eric Morecambe died exactly thirty years ago. Since I was working in ITV – to where Eric and Ernie had latterly [...]

December 6, 2014 // 0 Comments

Living anywhere but the present

It must be deeply frustrating to live in the 21sT Century if you’re a Tory. Stereotypically, of course, people of a Tory persuasion instinctively want to live in the past – I say that because (hiding under the skirt of ‘not all change is for the good’) they instinctively want life to remain [...]

December 5, 2014 // 0 Comments

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