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Defining yourself these days as ‘upper class’ is the kiss of death in every walk of life
27th January 2010 Toby Young‘The basic principle of English social life is that everyone thinks he is a gentleman,’ wrote Evelyn Waugh. ‘There is a second principle of almost equal importance: everyone draws the…
It is in the interests of local authorities to make sure no school becomes outstanding
20th January 2010 Toby YoungWhy are local authorities so bad at PR? Don’t they realise they are engaged in a political fight for their lives? The nub of the Tories’ education policy — though they…
What happened when I tried to join the internet’s ‘beautiful people’
13th January 2010 Toby YoungAs a columnist, I’m often asked whether I deliberately place myself in embarrassing situations for the purpose of furnishing myself with comic material. The answer, regrettably, is no. My life…
If you own a house worth over £1 million, watch out for the Revenue’s Chippy Unit
6th January 2010
Toby Young
If, like me, you’re convinced you’ll never be truly happy until you’ve shinned up the greasy pole it is easy to forget that not every high-status indicator is desirable. For…
The keys to happiness are money, fame and status, regardless of what the romantics say
30th December 2009 Toby YoungI recently received an email from a friend asking if I would contribute to a book he’s editing entitled What Matters Now: prescriptions for a simpler life. ‘A new genre…
What do you buy your child for Christmas when he wants a life-size moon rocket?
14th December 2009 Toby YoungShame has descended on the Young household this Christmas. When my wife picked up our four-year-old from school last week she was intercepted by his teacher who wanted a quiet…
Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid, wrote Goethe, but it isn’t true
9th December 2009 Toby YoungAt the age of 25, the poet and critic William Ernest Henley lay in hospital suffering from an illness that had kept him bedridden for three years. He had been…
Public sector employees everywhere treat their clients as barely tolerated irritants
25th November 2009 Toby YoungI watched Shadowlands again the other day, Richard Attenborough’s film about C.S. Lewis’s relationship with Joy Gresham, and was struck by one scene in particular. Anthony Hopkins is sitting beside…
At last they will believe me: I was never Belle de Jour
18th November 2009 Toby YoungThe decision of Britain’s most notorious anonymous sex blogger to reveal her identify came as a great relief. It finally puts paid to the suspicion that Belle de Jour c’est…
I must be prevented from becoming a Neighbourhood Champion at all costs
11th November 2009 Toby YoungI was slightly alarmed by the news that Harrow Council is recruiting 2,000 residents to join a network of ‘Neighbourhood Champions’. Their job will be to keep an eye out…
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