Nick Scott

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Nick Scott started his career at Lloyds of London in the early 1970s. From there he moved into advertising as a copywriter with Darcy McManus and Masius. Following a ten year period in Andalucia to develop a family and redevelop an olive estate, he returned to London in the 90s and worked as a partner at T.Hoare and co., a major mining, oil and gas broking firm in the city. He is currently finishing a novel.


Kids Today

Modern English

Modern English

Dear old England. What a wonderful country we live in. Change and decay in all around

Gossip

Put a Gag on Hugh Grant

Put a Gag on Hugh Grant

To all men’s eternal detriment, a conceited fool in the form of has-been actor Hugh

British Politics

Cammy and Boris Scoff Buns

Cammy and Boris Scoff Buns

Once upon a time at a famous school in La-La Land, Cammy Cam and Boris Bunter were

Cultural Caviar

The Prince’s Wedding Present

The Prince’s Wedding Present

When the modern-day eminences grises in grey suits from St. James’s gave the nod of

Commerce

When the Punishment Fits the Crime

When the Punishment Fits the Crime

My object all sublime I shall achieve in time— To let the punishment fit the

Britain

England: A Nation of Whiners in Search of Obscurity

England: A Nation of Whiners in Search of Obscurity

Now is the winter of our discontent Made ever more wretched by this lack of

Moolah

All That Glitters is Not Gold (A Cautionary Tale in Two Parts)

All That Glitters is Not Gold (A Cautionary Tale in Two Parts)

Part II Last week I wrote about my memorable-albeit-disagreeable encounter with one

Moolah

All That Glitters is Not Gold (A Cautionary Tale in Two Parts)

All That Glitters is Not Gold (A Cautionary Tale in Two Parts)

Part I Following my recent tour of the Petropavlovsk gold project in Eastern Russia, I

Moolah

Russians Mine for Gold and an Old Etonian Recalls the U.S.S.R of 1967

Russians Mine for Gold and an Old Etonian Recalls the U.S.S.R of 1967

Looking back on it now, ‘lunacy’ is the word that springs most readily to mind. It

Moolah

The Great Escape

The Great Escape

“I wouldn’t like to go to prison,” said Gimlet. “The idea is a very unpleasant

Moolah

Gimlet’s Gold

Gimlet’s Gold

“Look at the size of those women!” exclaimed Gimlet as four enormous ladies waddled

Commerce

From Coleen Rooney to Kenmare Resources - It’s a Buy!

From Coleen Rooney to Kenmare Resources - It’s a Buy!

It is not often that I see Gimlet floored but this morning was one of those occasions.

Commerce

Age of Aquarius

Age of Aquarius

Platinum—The only metal fit for a king!—Louis XV of France On Monday I returned from

Moolah

The Girls Guide to (Buying and Selling) Diamonds

The Girls Guide to (Buying and Selling) Diamonds

Beyond Benalmadena on Spain’s famous Costa del Sol lies the town of Fuengirola. It is