Straight to the point

It began in the autumn of 1980

I was in Vienna and the weather was freezing cold. Outside in the street the wind cut through my thin raincoat as if it wasn’t there. I walked with my shoulders hunched and …

Here are some facts for your consideration. First, Russia has a huge grain surplus. And too much fertiliser. Second, they can’t sell the stuff to the West because of stupid sanctions introduced by politicians with a yen for self-harming policies.

My first book, published in 1975, was called The Medicine Men. It was the first book to attack the pharmaceutical industry and to excoriate the medical establishment for its links with the drug industry.

Astonishingly, the book was very well …

If you ever manage to get to Paris, here are 20 things you really should do:

Visit Père Lachaise. Just walk around aimlessly. The Père Lachaise cemetery gives real meaning to the word ‘gothic’. Walk around the place des Vosges.