On Tuesday, I highlighted the case of Patrizia Reggiani, aka The Black Widow, who paid a hitman $300,000 to murder her former husband, Maurizio Gucci, the heir to the fashion family’s fortune. She insisted she was not motivated by hatred. ‘I didn’t hate Maurizio,’ she protested. ‘I never hated him. It was my irritation — … Read more
Truth, we are told, is central to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Indeed, it was supposedly the desire for truth that drove them to give that explosive interview to Oprah Winfrey, broadcast just over two weeks ago. ‘How do you feel about the Palace hearing you speak your truth today?’ asked Oprah. ‘I don’t … Read more
Truth, we are told, is central to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Indeed, it was supposedly the desire for truth that drove them to give that explosive interview to Oprah Winfrey, broadcast just over two weeks ago. ‘How do you feel about the Palace hearing you speak your truth today?’ asked Oprah. ‘I don’t … Read more
No one has ever doubted Boris Johnson’s ability to charm the nation by playing the fool. He’s a man who can win friends dangling on a zip wire above the Thames, a Union Jack on a stick in either hand. Heck, he can even attract a round of applause by driving a bulldozer through a … Read more
No one has ever doubted Boris Johnson’s ability to charm the nation by playing the fool. He’s a man who can win friends dangling on a zip wire above the Thames, a Union Jack on a stick in either hand. Heck, he can even attract a round of applause by driving a bulldozer through a … Read more
From the sound of her, Patrizia Reggiani would not be everybody’s cup of tea. In 1972, she married Maurizio Gucci, the heir to the fashion family fortune. During her marriage, she lived the life of Riley, merrily spending 10,000 euros a month just on orchids. She once said: ‘I would rather weep in a Rolls-Royce … Read more
The late Robert Conquest, historian and poet, declared: ‘The simplest way to explain the behaviour of any bureaucratic organisation is to assume that it is controlled by a cabal of its enemies.’ No better example has ever been provided of the accuracy of this witticism than by the European Commission over the Covid-19 vaccine rollout. … Read more
The late Robert Conquest, historian and poet, declared: ‘The simplest way to explain the behaviour of any bureaucratic organisation is to assume that it is controlled by a cabal of its enemies.’ No better example has ever been provided of the accuracy of this witticism than by the European Commission over the Covid-19 vaccine rollout. … Read more
When Boris Johnson ordered a £900,000 red, white and blue makeover of the RAF-issue prime ministerial plane last year, some critics questioned why the taxpayer needed to cough up nearly £1 million just so the PM could look like ‘Austin Powers on tour’. The previously sombre grey military Voyager A330 aircraft had already been refitted … Read more
When Boris Johnson ordered a £900,000 red, white and blue makeover of the RAF-issue prime ministerial plane last year, some critics questioned why the taxpayer needed to cough up nearly £1 million just so the PM could look like ‘Austin Powers on tour’. The previously sombre grey military Voyager A330 aircraft had already been refitted … Read more