SOCIAL HISTORY SCOFF by Pen Vogler (Atlantic £20, 480 pp) How do you pick up your peas from the plate? I ask because the humble little legume turns out to be the ultimate challenge when it comes to polite eating, the Mount Everest of etiquette. Debrett’s, the bible of good manners, is firm on the … Read more
SOCIAL HISTORY SCOFF by Pen Vogler (Atlantic £20, 480 pp) How do you pick up your peas from the plate? I ask because the humble little legume turns out to be the ultimate challenge when it comes to polite eating, the Mount Everest of etiquette. Debrett’s, the bible of good manners, is firm on the … Read more
‘This is like a world war, except we’re all on the same side’: Bill Gates says ‘it’s impossible to overstate the pain’ that will be felt for ‘years to come’ from the coronavirus pandemic and believes it will define our generation The billionaire philanthropist posted a memo about ‘the first modern pandemic’ ‘This is like a … Read more