Archive for February 2002
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27 February, 2002
When Stephen Byers's permanent secretary, Sir Richard Mottram, realised that it was impossible for him to extricate his department from the Martin Sixsmith imbroglio, the air turned blue.
'We're all f*****', he reputedly told another civil servant. 'I'm f*****. You're f*****. The while department's f*****.
Published in: Daily Mail
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25 February, 2002
The first cuckoo may not yet have been heard, but the noise of its human namesakes is loud in the land. Despite the weekend's blizzards, spring has sprung unseasonably early.
Published in: Daily Mail
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22 February, 2002
The worm has finally turned.
Published in: Daily Mail
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20 February, 2002
When they were not sending enemies of the people to the guillotine, the French revolutionaries set about destroying the symbols of their country. Out went the old calendar, the old currency and the old system of weights and measures.
Published in: Daily Mail
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18 February, 2002
Pinch me; I must be dreaming.
Published in: Daily Mail
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16 February, 2002
It was one of those sickening moments when an illusion is shattered and an ominous reality laid bare. I was among a group of Jews and Christians who met recently to discuss the churches' increasing public hostility to Israel. The Jews were braced for a difficult encounter.
Published in: Melanie's Blog
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11 February, 2002
The British education system is the casualty of decades of manipulation, meddling and muddle.
Published in: Daily Mail
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4 February, 2002
Charles Dickens, in his great novel Bleak House, invented the monstrous character of Mrs Jellyby.
Published in: Daily Mail
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