Diary
Someone in the public eye tells us about their week
Articles in Diary
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UK Politics
Secrets, lies and the Blairs
- 22 May 2008
- 7 comments
Cherie suddenly brought forward the publication of her book to coincide with mine. To top it off, she claimed I didn't "know anything" about her husband and Gordon
North America
Nuts about grass
- 15 May 2008
- 1 comment
Many British Columbians are rather disappointed to learn that Quebec has overtaken their province as the number one producer and exporter of cannabis
Law & Reform
Released from Brixton clink
- 08 May 2008
- 1 comment
"Out already Peter?" came the decidedly resentful tones of Detective Sergeant "Sniffer" of West End Central Crime Squad. "If you wouldn't mind showing me what's in your bag"
Life & Society
Brush up your Shakespeare
- 01 May 2008
I have an almost fatal risk gene in my makeup. It seemed folly to take this on having never read or seen the play. But soon I was sharing the director's enthusiasm measure for measure
Society
Safety first - but not for children
- 24 April 2008
You can't carry a cup of hot coffee on a train, or smoke in a public place - but if you're a teenager you know for a fact you'll be attacked on the street
Society
Masai warriors, non-doms and Rick Astley
- 17 April 2008
The London Marathon is habitually called a "festival". I suspect this accolade is given by those who have never run it
UK Politics
My bath mat's campaign for the presidency
- 10 April 2008
- 1 comment
I revealed the intimacy of my relationship with Dr Moo, a half-man, half-cow chimera created following the new embryology bill
Life & Society
In the eye of Hurricane Carla
- 03 April 2008
On a morning news programme, I'm asked whether Kevin Costner is on the longlist of the first lady's ex-lovers. I'd naively thought we would discuss Sarkozy's politics
Asia
What people ask me about Bangladesh
- 27 March 2008
- 5 comments
Is my country about to be overrun by radical Islamists? Will everyone drown in the rising sea? I'm suddenly taking on the role of ambassador
Arts & Culture
Pubs and football, a writer's raw material
- 19 March 2008
I've been thinking of writing a play about Reggie, but when I get those thoughts I feel guilty. Whether we like it or not, we writers get our best ideas from the suffering of real people . . .
