As the days get shorter and wetter, the cricket season draws to a close and people start spending more time watching things other than Andrew Flintoff on TV. So, ever alert to public demand, the TV companies decide this is the time to start throwing new programmes at us, which means this week is a [...]

Lance Price, formerly Number 10’s deputy communications adviser, publishes his memoirs soon.
Among the fragrant stories, including Tony Blair’s love for the valleys (”Fucking Welsh”), we have this touching encounter:
Asking his assistant about his sexuality - Price is gay - the prime minister said: “I hope you don’t mind me asking, but when you see [...]