Ask Agatha #12 – D**k Whittington Was Advised To Turn And Turn Again, Wasn’t...
Dear Aunt Agatha,
It's taken me a long time to decide to write to you, just as it does for me to decide anything. ...
Ask Agatha # 11 – You Could Acquire Cypriot Citizenship
Dear Agatha,
I'm in a job I don't really want, and can't think of one that I do. I only joined the International Rescue Committee...
Ask Agatha # 10 – I’ve Always Been A Hands On Manager
Dear Aunt Agatha,
I need respect. People say that £3bn ought to be enough, but they’re wrong. I don’t need cash to buy companies that...
Ask Agatha #9 – I Was Hacking Good
My past stands in the way of my future. I wanted to be a press mogul like Robert Maxwell and Rupert Murdoch, but lacked...
Ask Agatha #8 – To Be Taken With a Pinch of Salt.
Dear Aunt Agatha,
I'm finding it difficult to do everything at once. I can knock up tasty meals, and write books about it. I run...
Ask Agatha #7 – Ten Days Every Week
Dear Aunt Agatha,
People underestimate me and it's beginning to rankle. I could put it down to racism or sexism, but if it continues, it...
Ask Agatha #6 – Scored an Own Goal
Dear Aunt Agatha,
A thought occurred to me on my paper round last week. It’s a trivial problem. I want to be liked and respected...
Ask Agatha #5 – Charges of Hypocrisy
Dear Aunt Agatha,
As a reasonably successful journalist, I try to reflect the lives and experiences of ordinary people in my work. Like them, I...
Ask Agatha #4 – People Want Me To Go
Dear Aunt Agatha,
I need your advice on what to do next. I obtained my present position because although just over half my colleagues regarded...
Ask Agatha #3 – An Unqualified Success
Dear Aunt Agatha,
Although my name synonymous with beauty, I actually look like Voldemort. My career has been called “an unqualified success,” largely because I...