Much to read in yesterday’s Times, but I looked in vain for more on three prominent stories. The first was the continuing story of royal folk, given the lead on the cover. Anti-royalists would consider it a well-chosen photo. Turning to the inside spread for more on why the Duke of York received £3 million more than the asking price for Sunninghill, I found it was actually a profile of Goga Ashkenazi. In Opinion, Rachel Sylvester tried to spell out the need to clarify the Royal Family’s position, while remaining perched on the fence herself.
The second puzzlement followed the excellent first leading article’s account of the Butler Act’s unfinished work, and the prospect of Michael Gove seizing the baton. I looked in vain for expansion on this crucial story. The third puzzle resulted from reading, on the back page, that The Times has been “crowned No 1 newspaper for sport”. There was no report on that in the paper.
Turning to Business, I expected more venom on the subject of the £23 million package for Bob Diamond. In Times 2, I approached the avowed atheist Robert Crampton with caution but was pleasantly surprised by his good advice to the Church, and by his elegant prose. Finally, I found the guide to next year’s Olympics informative but who will still have it when it’s needed?