Sunday Frankly, Mr Sankey

By Paul Sankey Published on November 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM

My Dear Correspondent, I was out all night last night. But to be clear, this nuit blanche, was not the “Do you fancy a swift half after work?” turning into an twelve hour bender, to return laughing uncontrollably as day breaks, having lost your tie and keys, loudly trying not to wake an incandescent wife. No sir, what would I know about that anyway? In fact, here in Michoacan, Mexico, we did a tour of …

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Sunday Champagne, Champions but no Clamato

By Paul Sankey Published on July 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM

Ola, You might remember my line over the past few years, my line that the biggest danger I face when I travel to Europe, with its land wars, economic and migrant crises etc, is getting hit by a flying champagne cork. Sure enough today’s incredible tennis final at Wimbledon was interrupted by a flying champagne cork landing on court. Congratulations to both players, incredible. A certain Permian Oil CEO and I shared messages of incredulity …

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Sunday Code Ed

By Paul Sankey Published on May 19, 2024 at 4:33 PM

Congratulations, All but made it! You are in striking distance – a week – of Memorial Day; the hard yards for 2024 are behind us, the brutal January-to-Memorial Day run. Summer is upon us, dust down the seersucker jacket, linen white pants, fabric shoes, break out the Sunday Sankey recipe for Pimms, the great British summer drink, Wimbledon, Henley, Ascot beckon. Or a hot dog at the .444 Mets – the stadium is great! Why …

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