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Cornwall. Cumbria. Northumbria. North Yorkshire. Gloucestershire. Seascapes, moors, mountains, lovely stone houses, the houses of poets and the legacy of empires. Wonderful places all. And all over-publicised. At least compared… Read more
At some point (in the nineties, I’d guess) the fashion began for two sets of invitations to go out. Tier One – family, close friends – get the whole shebang:… Read more
The history of menswear is a long narrative of loosening and simplifying. Things that were once normal become formal, then disappear into the costume dramas. Everything becomes more casual. The… Read more
I had a college tutor. He was a distinguished man with floppy hair and a tweed suit and almost certainly a spy. Once, in a tutorial, out of the blue… Read more
The competition to decide which 1980s pop stars most resemble alpacas is hotting up. Early bids from Kajagoogoo’s Limahl (‘too many straggly bits’) and keyboard wizard Howard Jones (‘too spiky’)… Read more
Dear Santa I haven’t believed in you since I was eight. But come to think of it, grown-ups believe in much less likely supernatural beings than you. So let’s talk… Read more
It’s breakfast time at the hotel… With businessmen fighting for their calories before the meetings start, it’s a ferocious display of male territorial behaviour. Here’s Do Not Disturb’s guide to… Read more
If Barack Obama were to stay at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Dean Court Hotel in York this is what his review would be like (or pretty close!). It’s been one halluva… Read more