PAUL SAFFER revisits the memoirs of Terry Major-Ball, older brother to a former Prime Minister. Continue reading
Author Archives: Paul Saffer
Never too Sunak
Rishi Sunak has risen without trace. How should Boris Johnson respond, wonders PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading
Sporting comebacks II
PAUL SAFFER on how sport came back with renewed purpose after its suspension in WW2. Continue reading
Sporting comebacks I
As sport returns from its spell on the bench, PAUL SAFFER looks at how it came back after World War I. Continue reading
A whisper to the wise
Prime ministers’ sidekicks – do they always have to cause so much trouble? asks PAUL SAFFER Continue reading
PS. Maxwell, the Eye & the Informer
PAUL SAFFER adds a footnote to the story of Robert Maxwell suing Private Eye – and finds himself in a parallel universe. Continue reading
The strange case of Robert Maxwell & the Evil Eye
Robert Maxwell celebrated his famous defeat of Private Eye with a commemorative book. PAUL SAFFER enjoys the irony. Continue reading
‘This is no time for football’
Football has been criticised for its response to COVID-19 but PAUL SAFFER finds an echo from a global crisis a century ago. Continue reading
Let’s get these parties finished
A two-party system relies on at least one of them being fit to form a government. PAUL SAFFER thinks that might be the problem. Continue reading
Poptastic politicians
PAUL SAFFER on pop stars who’ve swapped roadies for rosettes. Continue reading
PMX bandits
How will Theresa May shape up as an ex-prime minister, wonders PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading
Brexit and the beautiful game
From Derek Dougan to Gary Lineker, PAUL SAFFER finds plenty of footballers who won’t kick the big issues into the long grass. Continue reading
