1 JANUARY 1977, page 19

The Bores And The Bored

Christopher Booker The fi nest thing ever written on the perennially fascinating subject of 'bores' was a contribution many years ago to the Spectator by Alan Brien. It opened......

A Cold Coming We Had Of It

Alan Brien The rain rippled like melting Cellophane down the windows of the sex boutiques. It spattered on the surface of the gelid, glycerine canals in little coronets as if a......