My oldest sister and godmother, Mary, rang me and she said:

"Haw, Harry - do you need a dining table?"

I'd recently moved back up to Scotland from Blighty, and my siblings were contributing time and effort to make me feel at home, and more importantly, welcome. It's really quite...

There's been a lot on the radar about addiction lately. Richard Branson snatched the limelight first, airing views on drugs being illegal in this day and age, and how it didn't really make sense. Then Alan McGee's talked candidly about growing up in Glasgow and how drugs enhanced his creativity....

I remember the first time I took to the podium as one of Bristol University's Winston Cup Debating Team in 1993. We were arguing against our own B team and the title of the debate was "This House Believes in Abortion on Demand". I hadn't yet learned the crucial lesson...