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Karren Brady

Tipping’s becoming just gratuitous Jun 30 2009

THE Aussies don’t do it. The Americans do it in spades. The English? We cough and splutter and wonder what percentage of the bill should be passed over as a tip.Read

Press whistleblowers deserve to be protected Jun 23 2009

IT IS no secret that the provincial press is battling for survival, trapped between the devil and the deep blue sea, the devil being the economic slump and the deep blue sea the internet revolution.Read

Karren Brady: Protect press whistleblowers Jun 23 2009

IT IS no secret that the provincial press is battling for survival, trapped between the devil and the deep blue sea, the devil being the economic slump and the deep blue sea the internet revolution.Read

Horsey hat etiquette driving me mad Jun 16 2009

EVERY so often, for weddings usually, I’m confronted by the need to buy a hat or fascinator. No fan of hats, it’s the one time I find shopping a pain in the basket.Read

My flight phobia just won’t go away Jun 09 2009

IF YOU are anything like me, you heard of the Air France airbus A330 disaster and had a quiet rush of panic.Read

Fiddling us left, right and centre Jun 02 2009

At least the MPs’ allowances scandal has stopped us yawning at the prospect of the European elections on Thursday.Read

Only a sea battle will clean up Gulf’s piracy May 26 2009

IN the end, there will be a good deal of bloodshed off the coast and in the humble seaside villages of Somalia.Read

Britney’s crusade to save the world economy May 19 2009

WHAT is a girl to do? There’s £900,000 still left of the £7.6m she made this year and she doesn’t know how to spend it.Read

PM can't hide cracks with a bit of make-up, says Karren Brady May 12 2009

AS IF things aren’t bad enough for Gordon Brown, a London cabbie found in his vehicle a file of the Prime Minister’s make-up routine to be used before television appearances, should he have to do it himself.Read

Swine flu and other tales of doom May 05 2009

The story so far: swine flu has come knocking at the door, carrying nasty viruses in a big bladder before entering and spilling them all over us, making most of us very ill or worse.Read

We shouldn’t accept bullying in school Apr 28 2009

TOM Daley is the most talented diver from this country in generations.Read

Our resorts should rise to the challenge Apr 21 2009

TRAVEL the quieter roads of England at the moment and rejoice. In a green blaze, the countryside has burst into life and under a blue sky the passing snapshots of beautiful scenery are matchless.Read

Apr 14 2009 Sunbed tan does not come without a cost

Compensation door’s on its hinges Apr 07 2009

ALEXANDER Darg kept his left hand well and truly in his pocket as he walked out of the High Court in London £400,000 the richer.Read

Compensation door is hanging from its hinges Apr 07 2009

ALEXANDER Darg kept his left hand well and truly in his pocket as he walked out of the High Court in London £400,000 the richer.Read

Troop withdrawal from a job well done Mar 31 2009

THE end of the long, long leaving of Iraq is in sight.Read

Expenses excuse not good enough Mar 24 2009

TWO MPs were caught at the weekend metaphorically with their trousers down, one in the House of Commons, the other after a distinctly smelly expenses claim.Read

It’s time to give housewives their due Mar 17 2009

WOMEN and equal pay, it seems, are getting nowhere fast; rather, we are in retreat.Read

No set of values for gym-slip mums Mar 10 2009

One bitter truth of the welfare state is that it attracts cheats and wastrels as well as fulfilling its design as a safety net for unfortunate and disadvantaged people.Read

Gail is setting a new standard Mar 03 2009

IT BOTHERS me a little that Gail Trimble, the Oxford graduate with a billion-dollar memory, should have come in for the kind of personal comments usually reserved for coke-sniffing starlets or politicians who don’t know how to smile at themselves.Read

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