Eventually the excesses cause Sir Bernard’s resignation, and in 1960 Daimler ended up under the control of Jaguar.It had a few last gasps of independent thought, though – a new saloon based on the be-finned Vauxhall Cresta was canned, fortunately, but the Daimler SP250 sports car mixed odd looks with a neat little V8 [...]

He told me that Enoch Powell and Iain Macleod were refusing to join Home’s Cabinet I knew both of them slightly Macleod I came to know much better later on But I did not telephone either Something told me the grandee was speaking the truth And so he was. The Observer, for which I [...]

The Market Porter, on Stoney Street, used to provide sustenance for the workers on the Jubilee line extension. When that was completed, landlord Tony Hedigan had to rethink his business He concentrated on guest cask ales. Knowing how temperamental ale can be, he followed the wise policy of ordering very small casks. He looks [...]

It is always there if you want it to be.” So maybe we’ll see him on Centre Court yet.Brothely love keeps Athens on right routeYou always know when Olympic Games are almost upon us. Two stories appear with monotonous regularity in the public prints. “I haven’t had a racket in my hand for a [...]

Hepburn plays a lonely American woman who falls in love with an Italian, played by Rossano Brazzi.The festival, to be opened by Woody Allen, will run from 27 August to 6 September.. I’m always described as a burly redhead. I remember once saying to a friend, “I wonder if that girl actually knows who [...]

Crayfish are really only good for boiling, but other members of the family, such as the Australian marrons and their large cousins the yabby, are perfect for grilling, just cut in half with some garlic butter.Crayfish ?a NageServes 4-6This is a classic French way of cooking crayfish in a fragrant court bouillon. The court [...]

That’s my bottom line.Why do we automatically treat refugees like we treat criminals? Locking them up? That’s the way we treat criminals.We should meet them with compassion We should find out what made them want to leave their homes We should make them welcome in the country. My full name is Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal [...]

If Christmas Eve is reserved for a bibulous seafood dinner and 25 December for visiting relatives, 6 December is strictly for children.Rue Neuve, the Brussels equivalent of Oxford Street, has been jammed with shoppers for weeks. Almost makes one want to be done with it and speak French.If you think Christmas is approaching too [...]

Mr Moss claimed The Number had overtaken BT’s 118 500 service in terms of market share and had made an operating profit last month “It was not huge. It will be dependent on continued results, not just here but also in the US, where we have been growing quite rapidly. We are answering more [...]

Besides, it may mean cutting tax rates, which runs counter to the previous remedy.Four is to increase immigration. There is some evidence, too, that highly skilled people migrate to places where their real wages are higher.A third possibility is to raise employment rates, so more people of working age stay in jobs. There is [...]