27 SEPTEMBER 1997, page 63

High Life

Culture of meanness Taki I t seems almost obscene to be back in London, a grimy, big city and, in the words of the great Paul Johnson, 'perverted, bru- tal, degenerate, horribly......

The Turf

A matter of survival Robin Oakley I t's not every trainer who has a supple- mentary career making him available for lunches, dinners and, I would guess, any bar mitzvahs with a......