CITY GRUMP The last time I was in Sri Lanka was in 1981, just before the long, long civil war broke out. I tried again in 2001 but the Tamil Tigers succeeded in blowing up six Sri Lankan Airways planes at Colombo airport, so that was that holiday out the window. Mission Control and I finally succeeded in getting there last month. It is a … Continue reading We Are Paying Way Too Much For Our Cuppa
BY NIALL McCRAE My first car was a Morris Marina 1800 Super. There was nothing super about it; merely seven years old, it was fit for the scrapyard. Having replaced the Austin Cambridge / Morris Oxford in 1971, the top-selling Marina came to be regarded as the worst British car ever. Although the 60s cars appeared antiquated, they were much better built than the products … Continue reading ‘See you Soon’: The Showroom’s Polite Warning
BY ROGER WATSON Although a good family butcher is hard to find these days, there is simply nothing to compare with visiting a butcher’s shop, preferably a very old fashioned one with a bell that goes ‘ping’ when you open the door, with a display of uncut meat and where your two pounds of stewing beef is boned and diced in front of you. The … Continue reading The Joys of a Family Butcher
