Archive - The Sophist

Unlike everyone on my Instagram feed, I don't have any photos of me with the Pope

but he did nearly run me over.

Apr 22

The banned chapter of my memoir

They wouldn't let me print this one - with hindsight, I can see why.

Apr 19

I knew it. I knew it!

I was exactly right about how to profit from the stock market crash - but scroll past all that to read about meeting Jennifer Aniston, in the flesh, in…

Apr 10

25 pieces of life advice

that have truly helped me.

Apr 3

March 2025

It's a Rightmove Roundup of utter madness

Featuring a guest post by Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun! (The film's on Netflix and oh you might sob like I sobbed.)

Mar 30

It is the season

of the £1 supermarket daffodils

Mar 28

It's houses to drool over on the British coastline, Rightmove Roundup!

They will make you wet. Because of their proximity to the sea.

Mar 19

I didn't think the teenage years would be like this

In fact I never thought any of this would happen to us

Mar 16

The Rightmove Roundup goes to York, so good they named it once!

Olld York! If you can make it there you can make it anywhere! Though possibly not Selby.

Mar 9

January 2025

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