Monthly Archives: August 2016

The problems of syntax

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Lord Norton

I am not sure if it is me just getting more irritable or if standards in the media are slipping (I appreciate the two are not mutually exclusive), but I get irritated whenever I see a story in which a reporter writes ‘lead’ … Continue reading →

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There’s nothing like a dame…

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Lord Norton

On the BBC Today programme this morning, Baroness Grey-Thompson was interviewed about this year’s Paralympic Games, but she was referred to throughout as Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson.   This is not the first time a Baroness has been referred to as Dame.  … Continue reading →

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More from the Vatican

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Lord Norton

 In an earlier post on my participation at the Judges’ Summit held at the Vatican on Human Trafficking and Organised Crime, I promised to publish more pictures of the occasion.  These are some of the official photographs.  The one on the … Continue reading →

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Winner of the July competition…

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Lord Norton

There were many very good entries for the July caption competition.  They made me laugh, but then created a problem in choosing a winner.  Not for the first time, I was spoiled for choice.   My initial short list wasn’t that … Continue reading →

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