26 JULY 2008, page 55

I Am Still Waiting For An Enterprising Research Company...

honest readership figures for British newspapers. Not the boring stuff about what we read at the breakfast table or flourish at our desks, a decision driven by badge value. No,......

Q. While Staying For A Weekend In A Fivestar Umbrian

paradise south of Siena, you can imagine my horror when my breakfast partner recoiled at my pulling out my Baedeker on Siena. I always carry Baedeker when centreville-ing, but......

Q. A Neighbour Who I Do Not Know Well, But

certainly well enough to invite to a drinks party, accepted our invitation with a pre-stamped reply card then failed to turn up on the day or ring to apologise. No doubt......

Q. My Son, Who Starts University In 2009, Was Planning

to work between now and January in a local shop to fund his gap year. This is what his older brothers both did but this year no one seems to be taking anyone on. My son is......