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Forget NATO: the most important summit meeting of all

Your correspondent reports from the historic bilateral meeting between The Grifflet and Santa.

Grifflet’s First Epistle to Santa

Grifflet writes to Santa in the first of my Christmas picture moments.

Wisdom from knee height

My son's going to be a lobby correspondent.

Understanding America with Alistair Cooke

Bless the podcast, for it's brought Alistair Cooke back into my life. And forty years after his best letter, he's still bang on the money.

Bringing JFK to life

Rob Lowe is back in the West Wing. And it's a Kennedy tour de force.

The weather outside is frightful…

The Wood Man cometh, bringing a fun family weekend (and a ton of logs)

Writing I love: Edgar Guest (starter)

I'm sharing my writing heroes. Here's the first: Edgar Guest on Dads everywhere...at least in my house.

Addressing the Rump Parliament

The Lord Protector had a point.

Driving on from middle age

One man mourns the demise of his wonderfully unreliable British classic

I tweet, therefore I am?

The great metaphysical question, information age style.

Dads, enjoy your weekend the JFK way

Open air, newspapers, dressed down khakis, family, sunglasses, a cigar. We may not have his money or style, but we can still enjoy our weekend his way.

Mad Dogs and Englishmen

The temperatures have risen, but why haven't our sartorial choices?

Blazing a tradition

Rugby teams should be well kitted out, and Thomas Pink have smacked it straight between the posts.

Back at the back

Playing in a symphony orchestra has had its moments. Saturday was one of the good ones.

A Clarinet revelation in Vienna’s La Clemenza

A vision in the Staatsoper pit is opening my eyes

Ten things my son has taught me

They say education is two-way. Here's what The Grifflet is teaching me.

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