It is only if you happen to be a newscaster that the tongue-twister spells peril. Craig Brown happennewscasterperil Change image and share on social
It strikes me that golf's great virtue is that it gets you out of the house, away from everyday bothers, away from the endless round of looking for this, that and the other. Craig Brown botherendlesseveryday Change image and 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 often than not, theatre critics bubble with enthusiasm about plays that are, when all is said and done, really pretty average. Craig Brown averagebubblecritic Change image and share on social
There's nothing wrong with procrastination. Or is there? I'll leave it to you to decide, but only if you have the time. Craig Brown decideleaveprocrastination 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
When I was a boy, I used to stay with a school friend in Bexhill, in Sussex, which was then well-known for being the town with more oldies than any other. Aged ten, I felt slightly embarrassed by this, though I'm not sure why. Craig Brown agebexhillboy share on social
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
