20 DECEMBER 2008, page 91

Christmas Spirit

Taki Y es, Virginia, Charles Dickens did invent Christmas, at least the Christmas spirit of giving to the poor as well as the presumption and posturing of the rich. As everyone......

Gifts Galore

Jeremy Clarke M y boy, and almost all the members of his family on his mother’s side, are dedicated smokers. Cigarettes are the joy and consolation of their lives. Whenever I go......

Under The Mango Tree

Aidan Hartley Africa I found the former President of Sierra Leone sitting beneath a mango tree outside Freetown. Valentine Strasser wore ragged shorts and nothing else, not even......