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The Masters reviewed

I kept my Racing Post Masters Supplement as there are few more satisfying things, other than winning, for the punter than to boast of his success. Steve Palmer selected McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Ryna Palmer, Gary Woodland and Paul Casey. Only Rory finished in the top five and that at a unattractive [...]

April 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

Election betting

So far in the electoral campaign I have read both in the Rust and elsewhere much on policies and personalities but little on what I believe to be the most reliable predictors of all, the bookies. So the editor asked me to take off my green jacket and put a towel over my head to enlighten readers on [...]

April 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

Cricket blue print

The one day final was too one-sided to be any sort of contest. Most ODIs coming after the test series are an unwelcome bore yet, after England’s poor performance, it looks like our traditional system will be overhauled. Tom Hollingworth wrote an excellent article stating that England across [...]

March 30, 2015 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard/Le Caprice

One of my recurrent themes is that enjoyable dining is not just about the food and wine. Service, ambience, value, location, value all contribute to the experience too. Integral to service and ambience is someone who is properly in charge and for more years that I can remember Jesu has been at the [...]

February 28, 2015 // 0 Comments

Admitting what you’re thinking

A confession. Yesterday I was watching the television reports of the three schoolgirls from Bethnal Green Academy in Tower Hamlets – apparently their headmaster says that there is no evidence they were radicalised by anything related to his establishment, meanwhile some pundits are attacking [...]

February 24, 2015 // 0 Comments

Spurs 1 Fiorentina 1

I was happy to be back in London on a cold windy night warmed by a pleasing performance bŷ the Viola at White Hart Lane. My father used to speak of the Spurs double team at a time when Fiorentina were Serie A second or champions for 5 seasons and also one of the best teams in Europe. Indeed [...]

February 20, 2015 // 0 Comments

Another fine mess

In keeping with our tradition of bringing excellent media articles to the attention of National Rust readers, here is one from today’s website of The Guardian, by columnist Simon Jenkins on the latest in the delayed publication of the Chilcot Inquiry – THE [...]

January 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

Zulu

We film buffs are a funny lot. We like nothing better than to criticise and show off our knowledge. So let me say that the assessment of Zulu in yesterday’s Rust was enthusiastic and fairly accurate. There were a few omissions. The Zulus ran 48 miles with assegais on their back after [...]

December 25, 2014 // 0 Comments

Frustration

It happens to all of us, but yesterday I had ‘one of those days’.  The kind when you have a set amount of tasks to fulfil (often a sizeable number of them) and somehow events conspire to thwart you. Often this type of thing happens in dreams. You know the sort of thing. You’ve just been [...]

December 2, 2014 // 0 Comments

Whatever happened to British Justice?

I always remember a conversation with my father even though it must have taken place over fifty years ago. He was considering emigration to the United States but one of the factors that made us stay in the United Kingdom was his admiration for British justice.  At around the same time I also [...]

November 19, 2014 // 0 Comments

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