He’s absolutely exhausted particularly given the time difference between the two
“He’s absolutely exhausted, particularly given the time difference between the two. It can’t last.”Herd instinctHow many Evening Standard editors does it take to make a Kenyan safari? At least two, it seems, with former editor Max Hastings and present incumbent Veronica Wadley both members of the same party holidaying in East Africa. Watch out, Veronica, [...]
But it seems inconsistent and cruel that women who would benefit from
But it seems inconsistent and cruel that women who would benefit from the drug should be denied it until they are in the late stage of the disease, perpetuating a situation in which treatment is influenced by geography and other non-clinical considerations. In 1999, for example, women with early breast cancer in Yorkshire were much [...]
Health care and key service workers are likely to be prioritised followed by the vulnerable and those – such as children – most
Health care and key service workers are likely to be prioritised, followed by the vulnerable and those – such as children – most likely to spread the disease. But a vaccine cannot be developed until the pandemic strain emerges, and it would be some time before the first immunisations could take place. Should a flu [...]
Anyway it got the book enormous publicity in America and a fair bit
Anyway, it got the book enormous publicity in America and a fair bit of uptake among New Society wonks here. It’s pretty certain that TB’s favourite big thinker, the equally marvellously named Lord Adonis of Camden Town, has read it too.Advertising is the original creative industry, of course. We know this because, for unthinkable decades, [...]
I was always of the idea that the bird just wouldn’t roll over
“I was always of the idea that the bird just wouldn’t roll over and die when the last big tree was cut,” says Harrison.After a long drive down dirt roads with open fields on either side, and through cotton fields stripped of their precious harvest, we park by the side of what should be a [...]
Not like that half-second flash of Meryl’s left breast
Not like that half-second flash of Meryl’s left breast.Other actresses were right when they decided to embrace nudity in their movies Christina Ricci talked of it being “liberating”. Diana Rigg carried on womanfully, even after a nude scene in the 1971 play Abelard and Heloise led to her being described as “built like a brick [...]
Destination of the week: British beds refreshed Three distinctive properties – in Scotland
Destination of the week: British beds refreshed
Three distinctive properties – in Scotland, Wales and England – are completing makeovers that offer better value for travellers. In Scotland, Morag’s Lodge (01320 366289; www.moragslodge ), overlooking Fort Augustus and Loch Ness in the Great Glen, has been refurbished and expanded. Despite the investment, this remains [...]
Why should you want to sleep in the same bed every night? It’s a colossal waste of resources
Why should you want to sleep in the same bed every night? It’s a colossal waste of resources – in developing countries people share beds around I think we can all learn something from that Exercise choice.It’s the same with service businesses too. What’s the point of all those little 19th-century, petit bourgeois, designated rooms. [...]
It is possible that deep in her heart she would like nothing better than to hand over to
It is possible that, deep in her heart, she would like nothing better than to hand over to Prince Charles and retire. The “morning tray” as it is called, complete with a silver teapot, water jug and milk, plus a plate of biscuits – which are given to the dogs – and a linen napkin [...]
In the world of big business it sometimes pays to hold your tongue
In the world of big business it sometimes pays to hold your tongue. Off to one side, with its glass sliding doors wide open, is the unremarkable office of the chief executive and co-founder of Europe’s biggest mobile-phone retailer. After yet another security gate, the building – genuinely a warehouse – immediately opens up into [...]