Drive you steady now, this is Naarfuk

Drive you steady now, this is Naarfuk

Deep in Naarfuk, life moves at a much slower pace. It is great to see this has been reflected in the village of Deopham where its welcoming sign ask motorists rather quaintly to “drive you steady”. I imagine this use of local dialect instantly puts a smile...

Thinking caps on for Ross Clark

The highly esteemed Spectator and Sunday Telegraph writer, country walker and fellow Cambridgeshire inhabitant, Ross Clark, is asking us all to put our thinking caps on. He is writing a book on bizarre rules and regulations. There must be zillions of them. Please...

Farmer profits by dealing in death

Where will these gallows end up? A Suffolk farmer who diversified into building gallows is attracting huge support in the UK, including several high-ranking police officers. Is this something we should be concerned about? The gallows are exported to dictators Robert...

Why Prescott should be sacked

What exactly is the DPM juggling? Stripped of his department, John Prescott demonstrates the importance of still enjoying a close relationship with his colleagues. While us lesser mortals were working hard last Thursday, and Tony Blair was on his way to Washington,...

Farm payments cock-up made one man a millionaire!

It’s great to see Iain highlighting Defra’s gross inefficency. I wonder if his parents are aware that they stand to lose up to 20% of their European farm payments because Tony Blair wants the money to be diverted into environmental projects instead. Iain...