24 JUNE 2000, page 56

Singular Life

Cornish loathing Petronella Wyatt C ornwall is the poorest county in the British Isles. This is because the Cornish of which I am one quarter — loathe every- thing except sloth.......

Country Life

Scenting danger Leanda de Lisle T he phoney war is over. With the publi- cation of the Burns report and the announcement of a government bill on hunting with hounds, the......

Bridge

All work . . Susanna Gross IT'S SURPRISING how many people manage to take time off from work to play bridge. At my club, TGR's in Bayswater, on any given afternoon you may well......