There were some intriguing moments in the lives of the ancestors of Samantha Cameron, Lady Cameron of Chipping Norton, the wife of the Foreign Secretary.
To the uninitiated, the world of court rules and decorum, on show in the Lehrmann versus Network Ten matter, is foreign and confounding, writes Rosemary Sorensen.
AN Wilson - The tragic tale of Monica Jones, Philip Larkin s girlfriend Blog |
AN Wilson remembers the clever don, Monica Jones, brought low by drink, racism and her melancholy relationship with the great poet. She is now the subject of a new biography
The look of astonishment, and hurt, on the young person’s face was unforgettable. We were at a lunch, forty years ago, given by Larkin’s publishers, Faber, to mark the first appearance of his collection of journalism,
Required Writing. The great poet was at a nearby table.
“Philip had a nice write-up this week in the