Day 1

I left Dover at noon today as I have so many times before, the first time being in 1968. But the last time I saw the white cliffs of Dover was on television, over Nigel Farage’s shoulder, the cold one he wants us to turn on the European Union which has effectively employed him since … More Day 1

Eurofile: Exploring the Europe little Britain wants to leave

On Sunday I will be leaving the English summer to drive across Europe to Romania. I shall be leaving my home in the Buckinghamshire countryside: for 10,000 kilometres of the open road I shall be avoiding those staple seasonal pleasures of the English bourgeoisie – Royal Ascot, Glyndebourne Opera, Henley Regatta and the Wimbledon tournament – and what … More Eurofile: Exploring the Europe little Britain wants to leave