Richard Ingrams

The great sulker

Vain, rude, penny-pinching — and apparently not even musical — the ‘Grocer’ was more peculiar than most, says Richard Ingrams

issue 23 July 2016

  • Edward Heath: A Singular Life

    Michael McManus

    Elliott & Thompson, pp. 432

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