The Plashing Vole

that a young lady in possession of a fortune should never mention Fight Club. (Accents apart, this is capital).

Inspired by these particular lines, I've written a poem for Simon Armitage . One morn I miss'd him on the custom'd hill, Alon...

There's a part of me that will forever be a 14 year-old. And that 14 year-old is a metal kid. Never mind that I own precisely one metal ...

Because I'm going there tomorrow (it's Ted Hughes 's birthplace and the name's beautifully Scandinavian) for a reading by ...

The Sustainable Development Commission costs £3m and advises the government on energy-saving and efficiency. This year, it has saved the ...

Ian Tomlinson was a middle-aged man who accidentally got caught up in a demonstration as he was walking home. Having been refused permis...

I think I should spread the word on Rich Hall's series on American culture. I thought he was just an acerbic comedian on Mock the Week ...

Weirdly, I was trawling up and down the pool this morning, avoiding the harpoons from the Japanese fleet which shadows my every stroke, thin...

I'm addicted to the Tour de France. I know that most of the riders are or have been on drugs, and that the route is several hundred mile...

Yes, it's a £230,000 grant reduction as a punishment for r ecruiting too many students last year: student fees cover a small proportion...

I share a look, birthday, tailor and opinions with David Mitchell. In light of my previous apostrophe comment, I thought I should post this....

From a colleague: name 5 current first-class county cricketers whose careers began on or before 1990. At a guess: Cork, Gough, Grant Flowe...

Today's the 41st anniversary of the moon landing (or if you spend too much time on the internet, of the faked moon landing). It'...

Whenever I think of Texas, images of George Bush, the Confederate Flag, the illegal annexation of the formerly Mexican state, rednecks, the ...

I felt genuinely sorry for the cops and criminals outside my flat last night. They were like a pair of tired old tap-dancers in an empty hal...

According to a book by Gordon Brown's pet pollster , British people are a bit thick, and Labour Party members (probably all party activi...

I've just had a visit from Conservative Central Office. chugai-pharm.co.uk   ?  (U.K.) IP Address 194.203.158.#  (Conservative Centr...

Some organisations haven't worked out that responding to every little pinprick with a hammer makes you look oppressive and moronic. Ho...

More lovely books arrive today. Look, some are for work, and I've had vouchers for my birthday, so please don't mention the book die...

Very little would tempt me to visit the US again, mostly through guilt about the environmental damage the flight would involve. That said,...