As a proxy for Boris Johnson, she gets little public sympathy — but Allegra Stratton’s apology was flawless and simple, writes Terry Prone.

Electricians, electrical appliances and dodgy car electrics had our columnist a little charged up in the past week

The question the EU doesn’t seem to have asked before it panicked was 'How sick does Omicron make you?'

By the time I get on the flight, I have spent more than two-and-a-quarter hours being processed and have covered miles reversing to the back of various queues

What the hell kind of country is it where only people working for enlightened private companies or who own their own place of employment are permitted to keep working after they hit 65 or thereabouts

Toy shops are flooded with dolls that portray women as weird sex objects rather than people girls can aspire to be. And don't get me started on how older people are portrayed in media...

It was also the week that Joe Biden reminded us that — whether we're locked in lockdown, or flocking to the pub — Ireland's unofficial national motto seems to be 'libation once again'

I need the Renaissance man/woman of joining things up and making sure everything works simultaneously

A short spell in hospital if you’re not writhing in agony is like being on a plane

As I walk through the meeting rooms, it's like visiting a roped-off crime scene, writes Terry prone