17 JANUARY 1998, page 12

For 'john Brown' Read Gordon Brown

Sion Simon reveals the extent of the Chancellor's co-operation with a biography of himself which is hostile to Mr Blair `HOW refreshing that it should be Gordon, not Charlie,......

Mind Your Language

`YOU'LL know this,' said my husband in a challenging tone of voice. 'Kursaal. A kursaal. There's one in Southend. What's it mean? Is it Dutch?' I did not know, and thought it......