Sunday Sun - Columnists - Ken Oxley

More Royal rubbish

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

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

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!

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!

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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”.