Irritating, irascible, old and after your daughters... but Maximilian Bartie is never short of a few things to say, and has done so every fortnight without fail for over four years... Bart, we salute you!!!! In his 100th column Bartie explains why Van Rompuy makes his blood run cold

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Facing facts

Wendy Williams - 16 Nov, 2011 @ 13:41

Bartie considers the dangers of eugenics

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Sandwich course

Wendy Williams - 2 Nov, 2011 @ 12:06

Bartie considers the point of taxpayers investing squillions in a sandwich that will stay “fresh” for the next one hundred years.

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Iberia United?

Wendy Williams - 5 Oct, 2011 @ 11:49

Bartie thinks the economic crisis could be just the excuse for Spain to buy Portugal

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Judicial donkeys

Wendy Williams - 22 Sep, 2011 @ 11:22

Bartie laments the lack of justice in the world

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Monty’s bag

Wendy Williams - 27 Jul, 2011 @ 13:58

Bartie considers why producers of television programmes treat their viewers like imbeciles

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Chilling news!

Wendy Williams - 1 Jul, 2011 @ 14:18

Bartie wonders why things are cooling down when they should be hotting up...

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Gagging for it

Wendy Williams - 1 Jun, 2011 @ 18:22

Bartie questions what is driving the rush to take out super injunctions

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The queen of cocktails

Wendy Williams - 18 May, 2011 @ 12:02

Bartie considers the best vodka for a Bloody Mary

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