Tomorrow night, Wednesday the 19th November, Diego Maradona manages his first game in charge of Argentina in a friendly international match against Scotland at Hampden Park. Such is the interest in the controversial Maradona that the game is being beamed
Very early on in my interest in the Isles of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland I learnt that a great many famous and rich people can trace their roots back to these small islands in the Atlantic ocean. The first
I can not believe what Capello made Stevie G do! If a player is said to be injured by his club then surely the national team coach should accept that! Yes, there are some instances where clubs 'lie' to national
Ages ago, my wife gave me the best birthday present I ever received: several volumes of the yearbook issued by the Dutch post office and several other Dutch postage ephemera. Cost of the present: zero. She had written to the
I like Willem Buiter's curmudgeonly take on why he blogs:To all those readers of this blog who have requested shorter, snappier, less technical and abstruse postings, the following. I write this blog for me, not for my readers. Writing things
The newest genre in the frantic world of book publishing - books by journalists, for journalists, and about journalism - has already been dubbed "hack-lit".
Retailers slavishly toe the party line on the subject of e-commerce. "Online retail complements shopping in person; it is not a threat," they recite in unison.
There is nothing meh about the journey of the latest entry in the Collins English Dictionary. Rather, it illustrates how e-mail and the internet are creating language.
Nobody claims Woolworths is fighting fit. The last of the big three credit insurers withdrew cover from some of the high street chain's suppliers as early as October in anticipation of a rough Christmas.
Random House Group has appointed Gaurav Shrinagesh as Managing Director of Random House India. Gaurav will be responsible for the strategic development of the business and will lead all publishing, operational, sales and marketing functions.
Borders UK has announced that John Packard has been appointed Senior Buyer for Fiction and Children's. The role will include overseeing the Airport and Irish stores, as well as continuing to build on the fiction and Children's offer.
