A British Lawyer Would Like To Think

I've Served On Five Different Juries, And Many Of Them Were Bonkers In Their Own Way.

British Diplomats Who Worked In Iran During The 1980 Hostage Crisis Are Deeply Upset By Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning Film 'argo,' Which Suggests They Refused Shelter To The Group Who Managed To Get Out Of The U.s. Embassy.

Curiously, It Is Hard Not To Be A Little Optimistic About The Future For Zimbabwe (as Nobody At All Calls It Yet, Except In Political Speeches). The Fear Is Not That There Will Be Mass Slaughter Of The Whites, Followed By Their Flight To South Africa And The Collapse Of The Economy, But That The Need To Retain White Confidence May Mean That The Blacks Are Badly Disappointed.

Reagan Was A Flesh And Blood Version Of Any Other Mute National Emblem, Say The Statue Of Liberty. Everyone Knows What She Represents, But No One Would Dream Of Asking Her Opinion.

Corney & Barrow Are Proud To Have The Royal Warrant, Meaning That They Provide The Palace With Some Of The Greatest - And Necessarily Most Expensive - Wines From Around The World. I Am Pleased To Say That They Also Hold My Own Warrant, For Providing Exceptional Wines At - Surprisingly - Modest Prices.