Q. I have become a lodger in a fortunate friend’s flat in Mayfair. We are both single and I am keen to start giving parties there. I had a trial run which was successful, bar the presence of one inebriated guest who went around indiscriminately insulting people – for example he walked up to a female guest and swore at her, before jeering at another guest’s hairstyle, proclaiming: ‘Only a Nazi would have hair like that.’ To top it all, he fell asleep on the dancefloor. He has a loyal harem of female handlers who look after him and go around apologising in his wake. Inexplicably this man is ‘best friends’ with my flatmate and fellow host – so how can I prevent him from attending our next event?
– Name and address withheld
A. Suggest to your landlord that instead of inviting the offending guest to your next party, you host a separate dinner party in his honour, inviting only those who inexplicably like him.
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