About the Author

Oliver Pritchett has been writing for the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph since 1978. In his regular weekend column he takes an oblique, absurdist look at modern life and muses on the great (and not so great) issues of the day. He is father to the cartoonist Matthew Pritchett. He lives in London. Matthew Pritchett, widely known as just Matt, has been the pocket cartoonist on the Daily Telegraph since 1988 and is one of Britain's best-loved humourists. He is the son of columnist Oliver Pritchett.