In for a penny

The decimal switch was surprisingly smooth, despite the centuries of tradition that came before it

Our columnist remembers how, after the school summer holidays, came the joy of new stationery

Recently, my daughter Matilda, 12, was given some pocket money by a relative – £10 in cash. ‘I hate using real money,’ she declared to me later. ‘It’s such hard work having to work out the change.’ I

OH, how I was looking forward to my birthday! Now that the war was finally over, I could have a proper party, like I’d had when I was small. All through the years, I’d never forgotten how my little ch

I look at pictures from my school days and the memories of that period instantly come flooding back. Thoughts of secondary school are quite mixed, with just as many negative ones as positive. But my p

AND this is where we do laundry, Mum. There are plenty of washers and dryers, so there shouldn’t be a problem.” Linda’s daughter, Jocelyn, waved a hand dismissively as they passed the large laundry ro