Independent

Diary

20 February 2016 9:00 am

I knew, the minute my job was first mooted, on the steps of San Francesco church in the sun-drenched, mafia-infested…

Long life

7 March 2015 9:00 am

The Oldie magazine — of which, until otherwise advised, I appear to be the editor — runs an occasional article…

Why everyone, and almost no one, is Charlie

17 January 2015 9:00 am

Je suis Charlie indeed. This is the problem with placards — there is rarely enough room to fit in the caveats,…

Long life

1 March 2014 9:00 am

With regard to modern technology, I find that people of around my age — by which I mean people in…