Dec 21 2007 | Maureen Messent
MUCH of the passing year has been wasted. As we come to its close, there is a sense of under-achievement - the nation at home is split, continues to bicker, has reached no consensus. Read
Dec 21 2007 | Maureen Messent
GAY people can take jokes against themselves - I've received a card this week from a long-term couple of men who signed themselves as "your favourite old queens". Read
Dec 21 2007 | Maureen Messent
WE DON'T like our binmen. They often leave a trail of rubbish behind them, refuse to pick up certain black bags and whinge like prima donnas when we complain. Read
Dec 21 2007 | Maureen Messent
GRAN Helen Truman, aged 62, sued the local council near Aberdeen for £35,000 after she tripped (like you do) as a result of knocking back 14 vodkas. Read