Published the Times 23rd April 2005 Habemus papam! We have a new pope - a man of mature values ministering to a large flock who is joyfully feeding the faithful. Having served loyally for a decade behind the scenes to bring order out of mediocrity he is now...
Finding a soulmate is never easy — and then you’ve got to keep hold of them. First published in The Times October 23 2004 The Ancient Romans used to say that nothing human can be made perfect. I don’t disagree but surely all of us strive to make...
Commissioned by the Daily Mail - 30th September 2004 How many G-spots are there in a woman’s body? With all the authority of the owner of a penis, Dr Desmond Morris now announces to the world that there are four. For what it’s worth, based on years as...
The Daily Mail - September 30th 2004 For those of you still broken-hearted because your final adolescent has left home, let me offer some reassurance. As night follows day, they’ll be back. Children used to cut their apron strings soon after A-levels with just the odd family stopover in...
Published in The Mirror September 1st 2004 THE latest divorce figures suggest we are treating marriage like shopping at Marks & Spencer. If you're not entirely happy with your purchase, you ask for a refund. Modern marriage is rapidly acquiring the status of a rejected cardie. When you promise...
The Guardian - 18th August 2004 You are sitting around wondering whether the Royal Mail is finally going to deliver your child the academic future you all crave. You may be at home; you may be on holiday. But anxieties are high because in the back of your...
Published in the Express August 19th 2004 The Secretary of State for Home Affairs, David Blunkett, is reportedly in love with a pregnant married woman. As a psychotherapist, I know from experience that this problem will eventually find a solution – “this too will pass”. But Mr Blunkett’s...
Published in the Independent 23rd June 2004 “You English, you’re culture is only football and lager”. So how will we cope if 50 per cent of our cultural identity goes down the Portuguese drain on Thursday night? Especially since expectations are phenomenally high after our recovery against Croatia and...
Morbid jealousy is twice as common among men than women, says psychotherapist Phillip Hodson Published The Times April 24th 2004 Anthony Trollope’s 1869 novel He Knew He Was Right, currently being serialised on BBC1, Sundays, 9pm, makes a major contribution to abnormal psychology. It explains more about the nature...
Commissioned by the Daily Mail 15th March 2004 What a brilliant marketing fraud; thank god it’s all over. My main objection to Sex and the City is under the Trades Descriptions Act. The programme was neither about mainstream sex nor the city. Instead they gave us endless re-runs...