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January. When the assisted dying bill comes in, I'll be first in the queue. Nonstop nosebleeds, Covid-esque symptoms, leg cramps, a cough resistant to antibiotics, and unremunerated press interviews for […]

I've fallen in love with the controller of Radio Four. It's a bloody nuisance, frankly. Since starting this column, I've tried to avoid consorting with BBC executives in case I [...]

In Competition No. 2740 you were invited to submit the ten work Commandments of the writer of your choice, living or dead. There were some cracking entries this week--far more [...]

In Competition No. 2630 you were invited to imagine that a literary giant of the pre-television age is guest TV critic on The Spectator , and submit an extract from [...]