The Nanny Seemed To Be Extinct Until

Life Was So Much Simpler In Pre-video Days When Everyone Refused Invitations Because The 'forsyte Saga' Was On. Now We All Just Have A Long List Of Unwatched Shows, All Of Which, It Seems, Our Friends Are Raving About. I Feel As Outdated As If I Wore A Fair Isle Sweater, Ate Pot Noodle And Had A Two-bar Electric Fire In The Sitting Room.

The Chinese Do Make Vast Quantities Of Wine For Home Consumption, But You Wouldn't Want To Drink It Yourself.

I Think The Great Thing About Grandparents Is Seeing Another Home, Realising That People You Love Can Have Different Priorities, Different Diversions, Different Opinions And Lead Quite Different Lives From The Ones You See Every Day, And That Is Immensely Valuable.

Seeing John Major Govern The Country Is Like Watching Edward Scissorhands Try To Make Balloon Animals.

I'm Often Amazed At The Way Politicians, Who Spend Hours Poring Over Opinion Poll Results In A Desperate Attempt To Discover What The Public Thinks, Are Certain They Know Precisely What God's Views Are On Everything.