You might think that religion was the one area in which professional jealousy would take a back seat. But no: ecclesiastical memoirs are as viperish as any, though their envy tends to cloak itself in piety. Craig Brown areabackcloak share on social
How I hate the Beautiful Game! I hate its cry-baby players and its gruff, joyless managers, its blokish supporters and its sinister owners, its whistle-peeping referees and its chippy little linesmen, its excitable commentators and - perhaps most of all - its unpluggable 'analysts.' Craig Brown analystbabybeautiful share on social
More and more, I find that the news reads like a particularly random game of Consequences. Craig Brown consequencefindgame Change image and share on social
My life is a monument to procrastination, to the art of putting things off until later, or much later, or possibly never. Craig Brown artlifemonument Change image and share on social
When I was young, I used to expect Parisians to wear little black berets, to bicycle about with strings of onions around their necks, and to brandish long sticks of bread, just like they used to do in school textbooks. Craig Brown beretbicycleblack share on social
Women are more sensitive, more practical, more intelligent, more balanced, better able to deal with people, better cooks, better parents, better carers, better leaders, and so on and so forth. Craig Brown balancecarercook Change image and share on social
The news is increasingly full of mismatched people saying daft things to one another. Craig Brown daftfullincreasingly Change image and share on social
The British love of queuing and discomfort and being bossed around seems to have found a new outlet in the pop festival. Craig Brown bossbritishdiscomfort Change image and share on social
I have twice met Jeffrey Archer, and on both occasions was struck by the firmness of his handshake - and the way he looked me straight in the eye, too. Craig Brown archereyefirmness Change image and share on social
In its heyday, the blazer had come to symbolise a kind of conventional decency. Yacht club commodores and school bursars wore blazers. People who played bowls wore blazers. Craig Brown blazerbowlbursar Change image and share on social