Sunday Sun - Columnists - Ken Oxley

More Royal rubbish

Sunday Sun — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:30:00 GMT

MICHAEL MANSFIELD is no dunce. As far as I can ascertain, the worst criticism levelled at this eminent, left-leaning barrister is that he’s a “champagne socialist”.

Farewell to a unique writer

Sunday Sun — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

NEWSPAPER columnists come and go . . . and once gone, rarely leave a lasting impression.

Oasis brothers lose their charms

Sunday Sun — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

ROCK stars used to live fast and die young. These days they just slow down and sell out. When punk’s ultimate anti-hero Johnny Rotten joined a bunch of Z-list celebs in the jungle I thought I’d seen it all. But then he went even more mainstream . . . and started selling us butter.

Yes to fat tax!

Sunday Sun — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

SHOULD we tax the fat? The UK has so far resisted the temptation to hit porkers in the pocket. The Americans, however, may be about to do just that.

I won’t be a guinea pig!

Sunday Sun — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:30:00 GMT

I WONDER which Government minister will be the first to have the new swine flu jab on live TV?

Was this girl ever a real soldier?

Sunday Sun — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:27:00 GMT

I’VE no doubt Kerry Fletcher, the lesbian ex-soldier awarded £187,000 damages for sexual harassment, had a thoroughly miserable time at work.

Kerry Katona needs a break

Sunday Sun — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

KERRY KATONA’s 15 minutes of fame were up a long, long time ago. As a member of Atomic Kitten and more recently a reality TV star, she had a pretty good innings.

Wavering conviction

Sunday Sun — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:00:00 GMT

OVER the course of the last two days I’ve changed my mind half a dozen times about the rights and wrongs of releasing Scotland’s most infamous prisoner, Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi.

I diagnose panic by our Government

Sunday Sun — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

I HAVE consistently said I believe the swine flu pandemic has been blown out of all proportion, and it would appear the evidence backing my stance is mounting.

Unfair to the Dragon

Sunday Sun — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

I CAN’T help but feel there’s a certain amount of jealousy behind the attacks on millionaire businessman Duncan Bannatyne for backing holidays in the UK while sunning himself abroad.

Obnoxious beats bland

Sunday Sun — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:38:00 GMT

WHY should Alan Duncan apologise? The Tory big mouth has made it clear he thinks MPs’ salaries are derisory. Fine.

PM needs naked ambition

Sunday Sun — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

STAYING on the subject of faceless politicians, Gordon Brown – decent chap that he is – has a real image problem compared to other world leaders.

Notto lotto point

Sunday Sun — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

THERE’S only one thing that annoys me more than reading about someone who isn’t me winning the lottery . . . and that’s reading about winners who insist it won’t change their lives.

Fast car, slow learner

Sunday Sun — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

YOUNG men and fast cars are a bad combination. Add booze into the mix, and you have a potentially lethal one.

Scumbag should have been jailed

Sunday Sun — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:30:00 GMT

ROBERT REYNOLDS is a pretty snazzy dresser. Crisp, white Timberland jacket, designer tracky bottoms – not tucked in socks, either – and top of the range trainers to complete the look.

Paper view

Sunday Sun — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:29:00 GMT

I COULD be wrong. It has been known. But the idea that newspapers can, all of a sudden, charge for online content seems a non-starter to me.

Snot so bad to pick

Sunday Sun — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:28:00 GMT

WHAT’S the difference between sprouts and bogeys? You can’t get kids to eat sprouts.

It's thigh time for memorial

Sunday Sun — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:25:00 GMT

CAMPAIGNERS calling for a lasting memorial to be created in honour of Sir Bobby Robson have tasted an early victory.

Wrinklies are social suicide

Sunday Sun — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

HAVING mum or dad as your Facebook friend isn’t social networking . . . it’s social suicide. Not my view, but that of my son and his twentysomething cyber buddies.

Sticking his oar in

Sunday Sun — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

TV presenter Griff Rhys Jones has landed himself in deep water after advising canoeists to “disturb as many fishermen as possible”.