23 AUGUST 2003, page 17

Bark, Don't Bite

You'll be surprised what a firm word can achieve: Michael Hanlon says we should not give in to our fear of children M odern life is full of terror. We quake at global warming,......

Mind Your Language

Thwuh, this is a bit scatological,' said my husband, looking up from last week's column, his brow glistening with recycled Black Bush. From a man who is seldom ten yards from a......