29 SEPTEMBER 2001, page 67

Winning Ways

Simon Barnes WHEN it comes to a straight choice between cock-up and conspiracy, the wise historian goes for cock-up. But sporting historians are faced with a different......

Q. My Wife, Who Is French And An Art Historian

of repute, insists on us visiting stately homes throughout the British Isles to examine their architecture and art collections. We never know how to deal with the imperious......

Q. This Morning I Queued For 20 Minutes At Peter

Jones in the schoolwear department to buy five pairs of boys' socks and to exchange two sweatshirts. I then queued for about five or ten minutes to pay. Just as I was starting......

Q. I Have Drained My Drawers Of Foreign Currency And

sorted it into freezer bags according to country. Unfortunately, my girlfriend and I are not planning any trips abroad before 1 January 2002, at which time the introduction of......