Postcards from Palookaville

I do apologise for the insensitive way in which I brought to the attention of European readers the existence of aerosol cheese. While America has provided many great cultural benefits to the world ( The Rockford Files , Walker, Texas Ranger ), I fear that in emphasising the dark side of the...

I do apologise for the insensitive way in which I brought to the attention of European readers the existence of aerosol cheese. While America has provided many great cultural benefits to the world ( The Rockford Files , Walker, Texas Ranger ), I fear that in emphasising the dark side of the...

I know from the deluge of emails I received in the spring how much our Welsh readers appreciate my immediate response to England-Wales rugby fixtures. What can I say, boys? Normal service has been resumed .

I know from the deluge of emails I received in the spring how much our Welsh readers appreciate my immediate response to England-Wales rugby fixtures. What can I say, boys? Normal service has been resumed .

In Britain, the History A-level (for non-UK people, that's the specialised exam in history which you can opt to take at age 18) is to be scrapped. The subject is, apparently, too difficult and too irrelevant. http://education.independent.co.uk/news/article2838652.ece A shame -- history is the one...

In Britain, the History A-level (for non-UK people, that's the specialised exam in history which you can opt to take at age 18) is to be scrapped. The subject is, apparently, too difficult and too irrelevant. http://education.independent.co.uk/news/article2838652.ece A shame -- history is the one...

OK. The temptation to emerge from my lair proves too great. I must say, helping Delboy out is insufficient reason (haven't the English spent the last 600 years selflessly protecting the Welsh from harm at great expense to the English taxpayer? And are they grateful????), but any man south of the...

OK. The temptation to emerge from my lair proves too great. I must say, helping Delboy out is insufficient reason (haven't the English spent the last 600 years selflessly protecting the Welsh from harm at great expense to the English taxpayer? And are they grateful????), but any man south of the...

CJ Mahaney is a pal, but I've always had two problems with his ministry:

CJ Mahaney is a pal, but I've always had two problems with his ministry: