The great toaster hoax

Almost exactly 80 years ago, the world’s first atomic test explosion shattered the quiet of a New Mexico morning. A few weeks later, and in the space of a few days, nuclear weapons were dropped on Hir

Where newspapers came from

Dear Simon, The history of Pitman shorthand told by Angeline Wilcox in the July edition of Best of British (Write on Time) evoked so many memories. I was amazed to learn that Isaac Pitman actually cre

FOR HELEN LEWIS, THERE IS A “POLITICAL message ...

I must extend my huge thanks to Jon Winder for his excellent article Swings and Roundabouts (July). I am currently scribbling notes which I hope to turn into a memoir of my childhood, and one chapter

You have to wonder why it takes whistleblowers to force so many complaints to be investigated… If there’s one thing you need to know about men having power, it’s this: the more power they have, the mo