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Je suis Charlie mais non Ched Evans

I sent an email of sympathy to a French friend of mine who replied that they died as heroes, pen in hands, not a slow death in hospital. Understandably the country has been transformed by a wave of emotion. One country so far omitted from the debate is Israel. When Israel is attacked, as it has [...]

January 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

All That Is/James Salter

With the big beasts of American literature – Bellow, Roth, Updike – moving on or in advanced years, there is a vacuum at the top end. Jonathan Franzen, Dave Eggars, John Irving, Thomas Puncheon, Richard Ford, Anne Tyler, Jane Smiley enjoy both critical and popular acclaim. Another who [...]

January 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

Brighton draw Arsenal in dream tie

Try telling a Brighton fan that there is no magic in the FA Cup as the city is agog at the prospect with the visit of the mighty Gunners. Outside the Seagulls, Chelsea and Arsenal are the two most supported clubs here so some Gunners will not have far to travel. Every month or so I have lunch with [...]

January 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

Thank goodness, it’s over

Yesterday two friends dropped round. One has a successful online counselling service, the other a property services business but is a significant fund raiser for charity through her sponsored running. The runner breathed a sigh of relief and I am  sure spoke for many when she said she was [...]

January 6, 2015 // 0 Comments

Business predictions for 2015

There were three totemic events in business last year and not one was predicted by the so called experts – the collapse of the oil price, the meltdown of the rouble and the devastation at Tesco. So all those predictions, including mine and those others you  read, take with a large pinch of [...]

January 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard

On arrival at Brighton station yesterday I decided to walk to the Centre for some shopping. Imagine my surprise in nearby Trafalgar Road to see the familiar corpulent figure of Bob Tickler, small boy in hand, entering the toy museum. I joined the party to appreciate a museum devoted to model [...]

January 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

Highlights of the day

We asked a selection of our writers to nominate not the highlights of last year but the New Year i.e. yesterday. Tom Hollingworth: I still love every year writing into my diary from the Telegraph Sports Calender the  key events. This year it will be the Ashes though I am disappointed there are no [...]

January 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

New Year at Hotel du Vin Brighton

It was Daphne Colthard who suggested I saw the New  Year in at the Hotel du Vin. I am not one for the revelries of a new year and would be quite happily tucked up in bed by 11 than  pay the high prices that restaurants charge for dinner on this night.  However I have my godson and his mother [...]

January 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

Fulham 0 Brighton2

Alan and I shared a mini cab to Hove and thence Worthing where he has a bungalow. Alan was gracious enough to admit that the managerless Seagulls were worthy winners and if we survive relegation by three points happy at least they came from Fulham. We hope to do better than this. It’s [...]

December 31, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

Shortly after Kit was appointed I had a conversation with one of the contenders whose windows I have cleaned for many years. He feared that there would be a bounce factor but we would then plateau into mid table. We always want Kit to succeed as he is Fulham through and through and passionate about [...]

December 30, 2014 // 0 Comments

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