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STIFF UPPER LIP
“Permission to let the bottom lip wobble, Sir.” (Nick Daffern) This is a long-standing joke between me and my old mate, Nick,...


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ONE CAP WONDERS
It is an extraordinary fact – one that I was ignorant of until now – that 10% of all England cricketers only played once for their...

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EMPIRE
My wife posed this question at breakfast recently. What is the difference between Putin annexing the Crimea and invading Ukraine, and the...


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FINGS AIN’T WOT THEY USED TO BE
Well, no, they never are and were never meant to be. “Life is like riding a bicycle,” Albert Einstein wrote to his son, “To keep your...


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IN LOCO PARENTIS
It was the current headmaster of Malvern College, Keith Metcalfe, I think, who said, “Andy Murtagh has all the best stories.” Well, I...


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BULLSHIT JOBS
Towards the end of my teaching career, I became increasingly aware of the dead hand of bureaucracy that was starting to strangle the life...


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POINTLESS TRAIN ANNOUNCEMENTS
The other day, I was persuaded to let the train take the strain and booked myself a day-return between Great Malvern and Paddington. I...


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HOSPITAL CAR PARKING
A fortnight ago, my wife and I paid a visit to the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guilford to introduce ourselves to the latest grandchild off...


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D DAY AT THE MORGAN MOTOR COMPANY
Why would I, who doesn’t know his big end from his catalytic converter, be writing a book about a car, albeit the iconic Morgan Sports...
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