I Get Asked To Read

There's A Really Classic Cliche Every Time You Switch The Tv On - You See Cops Arguing. I Have Spent A Day A Week For Many Years In The Presence Of Police And I Have Never Seen Them Argue. It's A Military Hierarchy. They Do What They're Told. There's No Bickering.

I Think The Police Are A Major Part Of The Glue That Holds Civilised Life Together. They're Not Highly Paid.

A News Junkie, I Read, Daily, The 'times/sunday Times,' The 'guardian/observer,' 'mail,' And The 'argus' - Both To Keep Up With Crime In Brighton, Where I Set My Novels, And Because I Think It Is Vital To Support Local Papers - They Provide A Unique Accountability For Councils, Emergency Services And So Much Else, And Are Dangerously Undervalued.

If You Go Into A Bar Or Restaurant With A Cop, The First Thing He Does Is He'll Stand In The Entrance, And He'll Look At Every Single Face In That Room Because He Doesn't Want To Spend An Hour Having A Drink Or Lunch And Didn't Spot Some Villain They've Been Looking For, For Two Years.

Branson Ate His Salad, And Left The Rest Of His Fish Untouched, While Grace Tucked Into His Steak And Kidney Pudding With Relish. 'i Read A While Ago,' He Told Branson, 'that The French Drink More Red Wine Than The English But Live Longer. The Japanese Eat More Fish Than The English But Drink Less Wine And Live Longer. The Germans Eat More Red Meat Than The English, And Drink More Beer And They Live Longer Too. You Know The Moral Of This Story? 'no' 'it's Not What You Eat Or Drink - It's Speaking English That Kills You.