​James Wilson

Press letters

 

 

 

Before I started writing more serious pieces, an entertaining sideline I had was writing letters to the press, chiefly The Times of London. It began as a bet with a colleague concerning who could get published in The Times first, since it was (and remains) supposedly very difficult to do so.  I wrote many fewer after The Times went behind a paywall, but have been known still to fire off the odd one here and there.  I intend to upload them all here in due course:  

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• Introduction to press letters 

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• Tackling the scrum

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• Justice for Prince Andrew 

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• Alan Turing

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• Executive pay

 

• Armed forces and policies on defence

 

• Wine as art

 

• Natural ability and sport

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• Robert Parker and wine

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• What makes a good argument

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• The Lord Chancellor

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• King and I 

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• Religion and law in France

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• Class players

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• Natural ability scores every time

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• British Emerald Green

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• Cricketing honours

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• Defence priorities 

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• Vulcan's victory 

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• Wine as art

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• Belgrano sinking

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• Gender neutrality

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• Plain English legislation 

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• We should not pass judgement 

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• Cricket and terrorism 

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• EU Constitution 

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• Accounting standards

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