Headlong; Michael Frayn

An idiosyncratic mixture of farce, thriller and art-historical monograph. Great fun. 

A Mean And Stupid Thing To Do

Telling the Scots they'll have to stop using our money if they vote for independence (as all three major parties have done in a concerted, pre-emptive strike) is peevish and spiteful- and if I were a Scot I'd be feeling very Braveheart about it.

Do they (the pols) think a failing marriage can be saved by threats?

Really our leaders are such fools.