1 SEPTEMBER 2001, page 55

An Admired Enemy

Simon Barnes AND so on Saturday football's Hundred Years War is 35 years old. England travel to Munich to play a match they must win if they are to qualify directly from their......

Q. When I Went Up To Oxford My Father Gave

me his only piece of lifetime advice: to tip my scout on the first day of term, while giving him some hope that there might be more to come at the end. As a result, I had......

Q. I Have Moved Into A Smart New Office On

the ground floor of a building in Berkeley Square. Unfortunately, the proximity to the street has encouraged a certain friend who works in a nearby office to drop in more......

Q. I Was Recently Revolted To Learn That A Certain

elderly American friend of mine has her 'collar and cuffs' done at the same time as her hair is being coloured. As I said, I was revolted — at first. Now, for personal reasons......

Q. Time Was When Broadcasters Bleeped Out The 'f' Word.

Now that they do not I find telly-watching rather exhausting — for someone of my generation it is like being repeatedly hit. Does an electronic device yet exist which can be......