Diary
Someone in the public eye tells us about their week
Articles in Diary
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Arts & Culture
Virginia Woolf would never win the Booker
- 23 October 2008
- 2 comments
Lily-livered publishers have become obsessed with an endless round of prize ceremonies.
Europe
Diary: George Walden
- 16 October 2008
'Generally wine in Moscow is what philosophers call a category mistake: vodka and beer are best, and nowadays every brand of the latter is available'
Society
The French for really sad thoughts
- 09 October 2008
I have had 17 emails so far, some requiring long and thoughtful responses. I answer on my BlackBerry in between writing this and testing my son on French adjectives
UK Politics
Fighting on to the end
- 02 October 2008
With our backs to the wall, and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight on to the end - a message for Gordon Brown to give the troops?
Media
Kate Adie's diary
- 25 September 2008
I wondered if the breakfast show phone-in had a list of those Not to be Put on Air in Any Circumstances. Just like every other public access programme I've worked on, they did
Economy
Oh no, the Home Secretary has my jacket
- 18 September 2008
- 1 comment
To cheer myself up in party conference season I splurge on a smart new suit. Then, in the FT, I see Jacqui Smith resplendent in same. Is there anyone I'd less like to see wearing my clothes in public, I wonder
Africa
Dinner with Tutu and a day with the Barmy Army
- 11 September 2008
"You were wonderful," beamed the archbishop, thanking the audience for their support in the anti-apartheid struggle. Several looked uneasily into their napkins
Theatre
How to live a braver, wilder life
- 04 September 2008
Having a production on always feels as if you've been in a boxing match. I'm beginning to care less about the critics' jabs, which implies I'm entering a state of either Zen or monomania
