Is practical shooting rogue or vogue? Caroline Roddis takes on the tabloids to find out. I recently attended a lecture by George Osborne on his editorship of the Evening Standard. You’d be entirely right to question why I didn’t have…
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Shooting chic
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Roger Williams on possible trade partnerships with the Netherlands
Roger Williams explores the Netherlands for the possibility of finding a trade partner I have kept a soft spot for the Netherlands since my first rugby tour there. Like us, the Dutch have a great love of sport and fair…
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Taking the Brexcuit…
Stuart Farr opens the tin to examine the predicted changes set to occur after Brexit. He finds a selection of broken bits, but is there a crumb of comfort? The phrase “a week is a long time in politics” was…
Quality over quantity
Beneath another mediocre set of advertising results lies evidence of a reader base willing to spend money, finds Colin Fallon We reach what T.S. Eliot dubbed the cruellest month, and as with previous years, it hasn’t exactly been kind to…
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Roger Williams on possible trade relationships with France
Roger Williams dons his beret and pours a carafe of Pinot Noir to study the possibility of a reliable trade relationship with France France is not a place to establish a new business It is, however, an interesting place to…
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The justice league?
Caroline Roddis marvels at the superhuman efforts being made by Chris Packham and the rest of the ‘Wild Justice’ organisation. What with all this Brexit malarkey, scanning the news has never been more painful. I realise that by the time…
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Reaping the rewards with Diggory Hadoke
With the first auctions of the year looming, Diggory Hadoke reflects on the frustrations, tribulations and ultimate rewards of the auction circuit. As I write this in February is beginning to fade into memory, the weather is feeling pretty wintery…
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The sniper column
Watch your back! Sniping remarks and gleeful industry gossip – we love it! The dating game You have to be careful what sort of information you give out on dating sites. Of course, you need enough to interest potential…
Bird-brained reports
Caroline Roddis provides further evidence that ‘birds are real’ as she casts a scathing eye over recent broadsheet reports into pheasant dumping. Isn’t it amazing what people do when they think no one is looking? Particularly because, as we all…
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Roger Williams on the rise of online retail
We used to go shopping. It was a pastime in the UK and ranked highly compared with going out for a meal or walking the dog. Now, it is more of a chore than something enjoyed. Today, people shop online. It…
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