The weekly poem
In a world of "you and me",
I am the one that let you go,
I am the love that’s been set free.
I am a flower in a bed of snow,
I am a ship that’s lost at sea,
Will I ever see the shore again,
And will someone rescue me?
From Issue 1085
2nd May 1997Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents
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The Alternative Candidate
Simon Baker is one of Felix’s more entertaining writers. Here is a man who arouses the most amazing passions in me. Fascist he is not, but he IS Harry Enfield’s (the "Bollinger Bolshevik") poor misguided Tory Boy. Contrary to Mr Baker’s economy boasts, the latest
Simon Baker - Voice of Reason
Ian Caldwell is to be congratulated. His swift action in erecting a marquee in Princes Gardens has prevented much distress and inconvenience befalling a large group of people. I’m not referring to the poor sods that are having to sit their exams in a tent, but the directors of
Letters to Felix
Dear Felix, Last Friday I received a reconstituted wood-pulp information carrier through my in-door external communications interface, bringing to my attention the fact that my examinations have been ‘relocated to a rigid-structured temporary marquee on Prince’s Gardens’. By the way, we’re doing our exams in a tent this
Westminster Eye - Hamish Common
A letter in the last edition of Felix raised some interesting questions about political bias in this newspaper, accusing my fellow columnist and I of partisan reporting, and hoping we’d all be gagged in the run-up to the election in six days time (I guess it didn’t have
Books
The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025, Emrys reviews The Rest of Our Lives.
Books
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
A review of the slowburn Booker Prize 2025 Shortlist novel, The Land in Winter.
Books
Audition by Katie Kitamura
What is identity? Booker Prize shortlist 2025 novel, Audition, reimagines our already fragmented perspective.
Lifestyle
A very flatmate Christmas
Unreliable landlords and the cost of living shouldn’t stop you from getting into the Christmas spirit. Felix shares tips on having Christmas dinner on a budget.