Digested read: The Game Cook by Norman Tebbit | Books

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("http://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/28/digested-read-john-crace-tebbit","20090729210521","http://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1248901521"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <script type="text/javascript"> document.domain = "guardian.co.uk"; </script> <title> Digested read: The Game Cook by Norman Tebbit | Books | The Guardian </title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css"/> <meta name="description" content="Duck: The mallard is by far our best-known duck, but avoid the male at all costs because most of them are queer"/> <link rel="image_src" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/pictures/2009/7/28/1248769181251/The-Game-Cook-by-Norman-T-004.jpg"/> <meta name="DC.date.issued" content="2009-07-28"> <meta name="keywords" content="Books,Culture,Life and style,Books"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/web/20090729210521im_/http://www.guardian.co.uk/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (!commonStaticRoot) { var commonStaticRoot = "http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/"; } if (!sectionStaticRoot) { var sectionStaticRoot = "http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/books/"; } if (!staticHost) { var staticHost="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/"; } //]]> </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521cs_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/styles/wide/article-top.css" media="screen"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521cs_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/styles/wide/print.css" media="print"/>    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521cs_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/styles/wide/high-contrast-common.css" media="screen"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521cs_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/zones/culture/styles/wide/high-contrast-section.css" media="screen"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521cs_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/styles/wide/base-typography.css" media="screen"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521cs_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/books/styles/wide/high-contrast-section.css" media="screen"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521cs_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/styles/wide/article-page-typography.css" media="screen"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ function insertStyleSheet(href) { var styleObject = document.createElement('link'); styleObject.setAttribute('href', commonStaticRoot + href); styleObject.setAttribute('type', 'text/css'); styleObject.setAttribute('media', 'screen'); styleObject.setAttribute('rel', 'stylesheet'); var head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; head.appendChild(styleObject); } insertStyleSheet('styles/wide/js-on.css'); //]]> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521js_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/external-scripts/jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521js_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/external-scripts/jquery-libraries/jquery.cookie.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var jQ = jQuery.noConflict(); </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521js_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/scripts/gu.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ function init() { new SearchForm(true, 'http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://browse.guardian.co.uk', null, 'http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/websearch' ); urlStack.clearUrlStack(); var signOutLink = document.getElementById("sign-out"); if (signOutLink) { signOutLink.onclick = signOut; } } var thirdPartyReferralCookieService = new guardian.r2.ThirdPartyReferralCookieService(); thirdPartyReferralCookieService.setThirdPartyReferralCookie(); var urlStack = new UrlStack(".guardian.co.uk"); guardian.r2.signInListeners = new guardian.r2.SignInListeners(); (function () { var signInView = new guardian.r2.SignInView("http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/scripts/md5.js"); var obfuscationService = new guardian.r2.ObfuscationService(); guardian.r2.signInController = new guardian.r2.SignInController(signInView, guardian.r2.signInListeners, obfuscationService, "http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/tools/signin"); }) (); (function () { var profileLinkView = new guardian.r2.ProfileLinkView(); profileLinkController = new guardian.r2.ProfileLinkController(profileLinkView, "http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/users/"); }) (); addSafeLoadEvent(init); //]]> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> // <![CDATA[ if (isExternalSystemOn("pluck")) { insertStyleSheet('styles/wide/pluck-on.css'); } // ]]> </script> </head> <body class="article "> <div id="wrapper"> <script id="hitboxScript" type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("hbx")) { var _hbEC=0,_hbE=new Array;function _hbEvent(a,b){b=_hbE[_hbEC++]=new Object();b._N=a;b._C=0;return b;} var hbx=_hbEvent("pv");hbx.vpc="HBX0250u";hbx.gn="hits.gureport.co.uk"; hbx.acct="DM550607G9EE;DM54102495BW"; hbx.pn="{article}{The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbit}{p1254149}"; hbx.mlc="/GU/Books/"; hbx.pndef="title"; hbx.ctdef="full"; hbx.fv=""; hbx.lt="manual"; hbx.dlf="n"; hbx.dft="n"; hbx.elf="n"; hbx.seg=""; hbx.fnl=""; hbx.cmp=""; hbx.cmpn=""; hbx.dcmp=""; hbx.dcmpn=""; hbx.dcmpe=""; hbx.dcmpre=""; hbx.hra=""; hbx.hqsr=""; hbx.hqsp=""; hbx.hlt=""; hbx.hla=""; hbx.gp=""; hbx.gpn=""; hbx.hcn=""; hbx.hcv=""; hbx.cp="null"; hbx.cpd=""; hbx.ci='(none)'; hbx.hc1='usa'; hbx.hc2='(none)'; hbx.hc3="The+Guardian"; hbx.hc4="Books,Culture+section,Life+and+style"; hbx.hrf=""; hbx.pec=""; var cv=_hbEvent("cv"); cv.c5="Not+commercially+useful,Mobile+site+keywords"; cv.c6="John+Crace"; cv.c7="2009_07_28"; generateScriptTag('http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/scripts/hbx.js'); } //]]> </script> <noscript id="hitboxNoScript"> <div><img alt="" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://hits.gureport.co.uk/HG?hc=we89&cd=1&hv=6&ce=u&hb=DM550607G9EE;DM54102495BW&n={article}{The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbit}{p1254149}&vcon=/GU/Books/&seg=&cmp=&gp=&fnl=&pec=&dcmp=&ra=&gn=&cv=&ld=&la=&customerid=(none)&c1=usa&c2=(none)&c3=The+Guardian&c4=Books,Culture+section,Life+and+style&c5=&c6=John+Crace&c7=2009_07_28" width="1" height="1"/></div> </noscript> <script id="omnitureGeneratorScript" type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("omniture")) { var s_account="guardiangu-books,guardiangu-network,guardiandev2"; generateScriptTag('http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/scripts/omniture-H.20.3.js'); } //]]> </script> <script id="omnitureScript" type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("omniture")) { s.pageName="Digested read: The Game Cook by Norman Tebbitt | John Crace:Article:1254149"; s.channel = "Books"; s.pageType=""; s.server='56'; s.prop2='GUID:(none)'; s['prop4']="Books,Culture section,Life and style"; s['prop6']="John Crace"; s['prop8']="1254149"; s['prop9']="Article"; s['prop10']="Review,Feature"; s['prop11']="Books"; s['prop13']="Digested read (series)"; s['prop25']=""; s['prop30']="content"; s.hier2="GU/Books/"; s.events=""; s.eVar23=""; var s_code=s.t();if(s_code)document.write(s_code); } //]]> </script> <noscript id="omnitureNoScript"> <div><img alt="" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-books,guardiangu-network,guardiandev2/1/H.20.3/14106?ns=guardian&pageName=Digested+read%3A+The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbitt+%7C+John+Crace%3AArticle%3A1254149&ch=Books&c4=Books%2CCulture+section%2CLife+and+style&c6=John+Crace&c8=1254149&c9=Article&c10=Review%2CFeature&c11=Books&c13=Digested+read+%28series%29&c25=&c30=content&h2=GU%2FBooks%2F&c2=GUID:(none)" width="1" height="1"/></div> </noscript> <div id="video-settings"> <div class="cookied"> <p class="on"><a class="autoplay-off" href="#skiplinks">Turn autoplay off</a></p> <p class="off"><a class="autoplay-on" href="#skiplinks">Turn autoplay on</a></p> </div> <div class="not-cookied"> <p>Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off</p> </div> </div> <div id="skiplinks"> <ul> <li><a href="#box" accesskey="s">Jump to content [s]</a></li> <li><a href="#global-nav" accesskey="0">Jump to site navigation [0]</a></li> <li><a href="#web-search-field" accesskey="4">Jump to search [4]</a></li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://guardian.co.uk/Users/help/article/0,,933909,00.html" accesskey="8">Terms and conditions [8]</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="header"> <div id="sub-header"> <ul class="user-details"> <li id="sign-in" class="first"><a class="same-page-login-required" href="/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/Users/signin/tr/1,,-1,00.html" name="&lid={headerSubHeader}{Signedin}&lpos={headerSubHeader}{1}">Sign in</a></li> <li id="register"><a href="/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/Users/register/1,,-1,00.html" name="&lid={headerSubHeader}{Register}&lpos={headerSubHeader}{2}" class="register-required">Register</a></li> <li id="mobile"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://m.guardian.co.uk/?id=102202&story=http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/28/digested-read-john-crace-tebbit" name="&lid={headerSubHeader}{Mobile version}&lpos={headerSubHeader}{3}">Mobile version</a></li> <li id="larger" class="first">Text <a href="/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/accessibility" name="&lid={headerSubHeader}{Text Larger}&lpos={headerSubHeader}{8}">larger</a></li><li id="smaller"><a href="/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/accessibility" name="&lid={headerSubHeader}{Text Smaller}&lpos={headerSubHeader}{9}">smaller</a></li> </ul> <div id="topslot"> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("displayads")) { var src = 'http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://ads.guardian.co.uk/js.ng/spacedesc=topslot&comfolder=global%28tempcommercial%29&keywords=%2CBooks%2CCulture%2Bsection%2CLife%2Band%2Bstyle%2C&site=Books&bandwidth=broadband&url=%252Fbooks%252F2009%252Fjul%252F28%252Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&rand=653436954&series=20034&system=article&tile=2105210&blockVideoAds=false&'; generateScriptTag(src); } //]]> </script> </div> </div> <div id="guardian-logo"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/" name="&lid={headerBranding}{Guardian}&lpos={headerBranding}{1}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/zones/culture/images/logo.gif" height="22" width="140" alt="guardian.co.uk home"/></a> </div> <form id="search" action="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/websearch" method="get" onsubmit="return SearchForm(true, 'http://browse.guardian.co.uk/search?search=','http://www.guardian.co.uk/search/users');"> <fieldset id="web-search"> <input type="text" class="text search-field" name="web-search-field" id="web-search-field" value="Search" onclick="if(this.value=='Search')this.value='';else this.select();"/> <label for="sitesearch-radio"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="Location"/></label> <select name="sitesearch-radio"> <option value="guardian" id="search-guardian">guardian.co.uk</option> <option value="Books" id="search-section">Books</option> <option value="web" id="search-web">Web</option> </select> <input type="submit" class="submit sitesearch-submit" value="Search" name="go-guardian" id="go-guardian"/> </fieldset> </form> <div id="zones-nav"> <div id="global-nav"> <ul> <li class="first news"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/" name="&lid={globalNav}{guardian.co.uk home}&lpos={trail}{1}">News</a> </li> <li class="sport"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport" name="&lid={globalNav}{Sport home}&lpos={trail}{2}">Sport</a> </li> <li class="comment"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree" name="&lid={globalNav}{Comment is free home}&lpos={trail}{3}">Comment</a> </li> <li class="culture"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture" name="&lid={globalNav}{Culture home}&lpos={trail}{4}">Culture</a> </li> <li class="business"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business" name="&lid={globalNav}{Business home}&lpos={trail}{5}">Business</a> </li> <li class="money"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money" name="&lid={globalNav}{Money home}&lpos={trail}{6}">Money</a> </li> <li class="life-style"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle" name="&lid={globalNav}{Life &amp; style}&lpos={trail}{7}">Life & style</a> </li> <li class="travel"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel" name="&lid={globalNav}{Travel home}&lpos={trail}{8}">Travel</a> </li> <li class="environment"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment" name="&lid={globalNav}{Environment}&lpos={trail}{9}">Environment</a> </li> <li class="blogs"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/tone/blog" name="&lid={globalNav}{Guardian blogs | All guardian.co.uk blogposts}&lpos={trail}{10}">Blogs</a> </li> <li class="video"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/multimedia" name="&lid={globalNav}{Multimedia home}&lpos={trail}{11}">Video</a> </li> <li class="users"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/community" name="&lid={globalNav}{Users home}&lpos={trail}{12}">Community</a> </li> <li class="last jobs"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/" name="&lid={globalNav}{Jobs}&lpos={trail}{13}">Jobs</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="nav-bar"> <div id="crumb-nav"> <ul> <li id="crumb1"><a class="first-second" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture" name="&lid={crumbNavigation}{Culture}&lpos={crumbNavigation}{1}">Culture</a></li> <li id="crumb2"><a class="first-second" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books" name="&lid={crumbNavigation}{Books}&lpos={crumbNavigation}{2}">Books</a></li> <li id="crumb3"><a class="first-end" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/digestedread" name="&lid={crumbNavigation}{Digested read}&lpos={crumbNavigation}{3}">Digested read</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="box"> <div id="article-header"> <div class="series-navigation"> <h4>Series: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/digestedread" name="&lid={seriesNavigation}{Digested read}&lpos={seriesNavigation}{1}">Digested read</a></h4> <div class="relative-series-navigation"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/21/hephzibah-anderson-chastened-digested-read" name="&lid={seriesNavigation}{Previous}&lpos={seriesNavigation}{2}">Previous</a> | <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/digestedread" name="&lid={seriesNavigation}{Index}&lpos={seriesNavigation}{3}">Index</a> </div> </div> <div id="main-article-info"> <h1>The Game Cook by Norman Tebbit</h1> <p id="stand-first" class="stand-first-alone">JR Books, £14.99</p> </div> <ul id="content-actions" class="strapped"> <li class="third-party-tool no-comments "> <a id="buzzlink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publisherurn=the_guardian665&targetUrl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/28/digested-read-john-crace-tebbit&summary=%3Cp%3EDuck%3A+The+mallard+is+by+far+our+best-known+duck%2C+but+avoid+the+male+at+all+costs+because+most+of+them+are+queer%3C%2Fp%3E&headline=Digested read: The Game Cook by Norman Tebbit |Books |The Guardian">Buzz up!</a> </li> <li class="third-party-tool"> <a id="digglink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&title=Digested+read%3A+The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbit">Digg it</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="content"> <ul class="article-attributes multi-pub"> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/johncrace"> <img class="contributor-pic-small" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/06/02/john_crace_140x140.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="John Crace" title="Contributor picture"/> </a> </li> <li id="contrib-shift"><ul> <li class="byline"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/johncrace" name="&lid={contentTypeByline}{John Crace}&lpos={contentTypeByline}{1}">John Crace</a> </li> <li class="publication"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian" name="&lid={contentTypeByline}{The Guardian}&lpos={contentTypeByline}{2}">The Guardian</a>, Tuesday 28 July 2009 </li> </ul></li> </ul> <div id="article-wrapper"> <div class="image"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/pictures/2009/7/28/1248769179584/The-Game-Cook-by-Norman-T-001.jpg" width="460" height="276" alt="The Game Cook by Norman Tebbit"/> <p class="caption">Illustration: Neal Fox</p> </div> <p><strong></p> <div id="factbox"> <ol> <li class="inline major-heading"><b> The Game Cook</b></li> <li>by Norman Tebbit</li> <li class="inline"> pp176,</li> <li class="inline"> JR Books,</li> <li class="inline"> £14.99</li> <li class="picture"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/pictures/2009/7/28/1248769294790/The-Game-Cook-by-Norman-T-001.jpg" alt="" width="140" height="215"/></li> </ol> <ol class="sublist"> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9781906779115" name="&lid={factboxes/bookFactbox}{Buy it at the Guardian bookshop}&lpos={factboxes/bookFactbox}{1}">Buy it at the Guardian bookshop</a> </li> </ol> </div> <p></strong>This book was inspired by a conversation in my local butcher's shop. I commented that I had noticed many people now bought rubber-boned, tasteless chicken in supermarkets rather than good-quality pheasants for less from a bespoke purveyor of fine foods. "Mostly, Your Grace," the butcher said, "it's because people these days are too lazy to get on their bikes."</p><p>"That's what happens when the country is overrun with foreigners and poofs," I agreed. "Your average effeminate illegal immigrant just doesn't have the stomach for a traditional English dish like Roast Hare's Testicles with Braised Badger Brain."</p><p>I should say now that I have no experience as a chef, but let's face it, if you turn up the oven to max and bung the carcass in for 45 minutes you're not going to go far wrong. Someone has to reclaim traditional English – I dare say the PC brigade will insist I say European – fare for the English. So what do I mean by English game? Pheasant, stoat, weasel . . . anything that's found in England, that's bloody what. You can leave your songbirds to the Frogs and your pitbulls to the Koreans. Let's keep England for the English.</p><p><strong>Pheasant: </strong>This bird has been in decline since Tory grandees such as Willie Whitelaw and Michael Heseltine were edged out. The current Tory squirearchy has no idea how to run a shoot. <em>To cook: bite off head and leave in the oven for a bit.</em></p><p><strong>Partridge:</strong><em> </em>French partridges come over here, take all our jobs, and the English grey partridge doesn't get a look in. It's a bloody shame. For one thing, the English partridge is so much tastier; for another, the Frenchies always make themselves scarce when there are guns around. But once cornered they surrender easily enough. <em>To cook: bite off </em><em>head and leave in the oven for a bit.</em></p><p><strong>Grouse:</strong> A hard bird to spot. "Why is it you so rarely stock grice?" I inquired of the swarthy fellow coated in sawdust. "Because I can't understand what it is you are asking for, Your Grouse," he replied. <em>To cook: bite off head and leave in the oven for a bit.</em></p><p><strong>Duck:</strong><em> </em>The mallard is by far our best-known duck, but avoid the male at all costs because most of them are queer. If you want to try some more exotic varieties, then Sir Peter Viggers might be able to help you out. <em>To cook: bite off head and leave in the oven for a bit.</em></p><p><strong>Badger:</strong> A much underrated dish and one that has been off the menu ever since the European Johnnies took over the English way of life with the Utrecht Treaty in 1474. The badger is relatively easy to find in woodland at night, but avoid those with a cough and a slight temperature as they might have TB. <em>To cook: bite off head and leave in the oven for a bit.</em></p><p><strong>Rabbit:</strong><em> </em>English bunnies are still recovering from those filthy foreigners giving them myxomatosis. But don't worry: domesticated rabbits are much tastier. So wait till the kids are in bed, then blast the workshy furballs at point-blank range in the hutch. <em>To cook: bite off head and leave in the oven for a bit.</em></p><p><strong>Scallops:</strong> Not strictly game, in fact not game at all, but my illustrator, Debby Mason, says she is good at drawing them and asked me to include them. <em>To cook: bite off head (if they have one) and leave in the oven for a bit.</em></p><p><strong>Burglar:</strong> This delightfully gamey meat, not dissimilar to pork, has become something of a rarity since 1521 when the Diet of Worms restricted an Englishman's right to bear arms and blow away any piece of foreign trash who comes knocking at his door with a sob story in one hand and a jemmy in the other. The toughest cuts should be left to hang for a few days, particularly if the head shot failed to take them out first time. <em>To cook: bite off head and leave in the oven for a bit.</em></p><p><strong>The digested read, digested: </strong>The game is up.</p> </div> </div> <div id="related"> <ul id="article-toolbox-side"> <li class="printable"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/28/digested-read-john-crace-tebbit/print" rel="nofollow" id="printlink" class="printable rollover" title="Link to a printer-friendly version" name="&lid={pageToolbox}{Printer-friendly version}&lpos={pageToolbox}{1}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/images/icon_print.gif" alt="Print this" class="trail-icon"/><span>Printable version</span></a></li> <li><a class="rollover sendlink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/email/350846698" title="Opens an email form" name="&lid={pageToolbox}{Email a friend}&lpos={pageToolbox}{2}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/images/icon_email-friend.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Send to a friend</span></a></li> <li><a class="rollover sharelink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/share/350846698" title="Opens a share this page in a new window" name="&lid={pageToolbox}{Share this content}&lpos={pageToolbox}{3}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/images/icon_share.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Share</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/users/clippings/add?r2PageId=1254149" id="clippable" title="Sends this page to your clippings file" class="rollover anchor-based-login-required package-required-YCLD" name="&lid={pageToolbox}{Clip this content}&lpos={pageToolbox}{4}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/images/icon_clip.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Clip</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/contactus/350846698" class="rollover contactlink" title="Displays contact data for guardian.co.uk" name="&lid={pageToolbox}{Contact us}&lpos={pageToolbox}{5}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/images/icon_email-us.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Contact us</span></a></li> <li class="resize"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/images/icon_font.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/> <a href="/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/accessibility" id="larger-sidebar" title="Increase text size">larger</a> | <a href="/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/accessibility" id="smaller-sidebar" title="Decrease text size">smaller</a> </li> </ul> <div class="toolbox-popup" id="send-email"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>Email</h3> <span><a class="close-toolbox-send-email" href="#send-email">Close</a></span> </div> <div> <form method="post" name="emailthis" id="emailthis" action="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/email/350846698"> <fieldset> <div> <label for="to">Recipient's email address</label> </div> <input type="text" name="to" maxlength="64" value=""/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <div> <label for="name">Your first name</label> </div> <input type="text" name="firstName" maxlength="64" value=""/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <div> <label for="name">Your surname</label> </div> <input type="text" name="surname" maxlength="64" value=""/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <div> <label for="note">Add a note (optional)</label> <br/><span id="warning-side"></span> </div> <textarea name="note" cols="25" rows="5" onkeyup="formCheckerSide(this,250)"></textarea> </fieldset> <div class="inputrow"> <input type="submit" value="Send"/> </div> <p class="ip_logged">Your IP address will be logged</p> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div class="toolbox-popup" id="send-share"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>Share</h3> <span><a class="close-toolbox-send-share" href="#send-share">Close</a></span> </div> <ul> <li><a class="digg" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&title=The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbit" name="lid={share}{Digg}">Digg</a></li> <li> <a class="reddit" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&title=The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbit" name="lid={share}{reddit}">reddit</a> </li> <li> <a class="google" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&bkmk=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&title=The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbit" name="lid={share}{Google Bookmarks}">Google Bookmarks</a> </li> <li> <a class="twitter" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://twitter.com/home?status=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit" name="lid={share}{Twitter}">Twitter</a> </li> <li> <a class="delicious" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&title=The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbit" name="lid={share}{del.icio.us}">del.icio.us</a> </li> <li> <a class="stumbleupon" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&title=The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbit" name="&lid={pageToolboxShare}{StumbleUpon}&lpos={pageToolboxShare}{1}">StumbleUpon</a> </li> <li> <a class="newsvine" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.newsvine.com/_tools/seed&save?popoff=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&h=The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbit" name="&lid={pageToolboxShare}{Newsvine}&lpos={pageToolboxShare}{2}">Newsvine</a> </li> <li> <a class="livejournal" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?subject=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit" name="lid={share}{livejournal}">livejournal</a> </li> <li> <a class="facebook" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit" name="lid={share}{Facebook}">Facebook</a> </li> <li> <a class="mixx" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit" name="lid={share}{Mixx}">Mixx it!</a> </li> </ul> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div class="toolbox-popup" id="contact"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>Contact us</h3> <span><a class="close-toolbox-contact" href="#contact">Close</a></span> </div> <div class="col first"> <div class="capsule sponsored-features"> <ul class="trail trailblock tri"> <li class="normal first "> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> Contact the Books editor<br><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/mailto:books.editor@guardianunlimited.co.uk">books.editor@<br>guardianunlimited.co.uk</a> </div> <div class="trailtext"> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <ul> <li> Report errors or inaccuracies: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/mailto:reader@guardian.co.uk">reader@guardian.co.uk</a> </li> <li> Letters for publication should be sent to: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/mailto:letters@guardian.co.uk">letters@guardian.co.uk</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col"> <ul> <li> If you need help using the site: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/mailto:userhelp@guardian.co.uk">userhelp@guardian.co.uk</a> </li> <li> Call the main Guardian and Observer switchboard: <br/><span>+44 (0)20 3353 2000</span> </li> <li> <ul> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://adinfo-guardian.co.uk/">Advertising guide</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/syndication/">License/buy our content</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="relatedlinks" class="capsule"> <h3 class="first"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books" name="&lid={inlineKeyword}{Books}&lpos={inlineKeyword}{1}">Books</a></h3> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture" name="&lid={inlineKeyword}{Culture}&lpos={inlineKeyword}{2}">Culture</a></h3> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle" name="&lid={inlineKeyword}{Life and style}&lpos={inlineKeyword}{3}">Life and style</a></h3> <h3>Series</h3> <ul class="relatedlinks-keywords"> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/digestedread" name="&lid={inlineKeyword}{Digested read}&lpos={inlineKeyword}{4}">Digested read</a> </li> </ul> <div id="tones"> <h3 class="first"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/tone/reviews" name="&lid={inlineKeyword}{Reviews}&lpos={inlineKeyword}{5}">More reviews </a></h3> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/tone/features" name="&lid={inlineKeyword}{Reviews}&lpos={inlineKeyword}{6}">More features </a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <ul id="article-toolbox"> <li class="printable"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/28/digested-read-john-crace-tebbit/print" rel="nofollow" id="printlink" class="printable rollover" title="Link to a printer-friendly version" name="&lid={pageToolbox}{Printer-friendly version}&lpos={pageToolbox}{1}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/images/icon_print.gif" alt="Print this" class="trail-icon"/><span>Printable version</span></a></li> <li><a class="rollover sendlink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/email/350846698" title="Opens an email form" name="&lid={pageToolbox}{Email a friend}&lpos={pageToolbox}{2}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/images/icon_email-friend.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Send to a friend</span></a></li> <li><a class="rollover sharelink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/share/350846698" title="Opens a share this page in a new window" name="&lid={pageToolbox}{Share this content}&lpos={pageToolbox}{3}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/images/icon_share.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Share</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/users/clippings/add?r2PageId=1254149" id="clippable" title="Sends this page to your clippings file" class="rollover anchor-based-login-required package-required-YCLD" name="&lid={pageToolbox}{Clip this content}&lpos={pageToolbox}{4}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/images/icon_clip.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Clip</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/contactus/350846698" class="rollover contactlink" title="Displays contact data for guardian.co.uk" name="&lid={pageToolbox}{Contact us}&lpos={pageToolbox}{5}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/images/icon_email-us.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Contact us</span></a></li> <li class="article-history"><a href="#" title="View the history of this article" class="rollover historylink" name="&lid={pageToolbox}{Article history}&lpos={pageToolbox}{6}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/images/icon_history.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Article history</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="toolbox-popup" id="send-email"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>Email</h3> <span><a class="close-toolbox-send-email" href="#send-email">Close</a></span> </div> <div> <form method="post" name="emailthis" id="emailthis" action="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/email/350846698"> <fieldset> <div> <label for="to">Recipient's email address</label> </div> <input type="text" name="to" maxlength="64" value=""/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <div> <label for="name">Your first name</label> </div> <input type="text" name="firstName" maxlength="64" value=""/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <div> <label for="name">Your surname</label> </div> <input type="text" name="surname" maxlength="64" value=""/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <div> <label for="note">Add a note (optional)</label> <br/><span id="warning-side"></span> </div> <textarea name="note" cols="25" rows="5" onkeyup="formCheckerSide(this,250)"></textarea> </fieldset> <div class="inputrow"> <input type="submit" value="Send"/> </div> <p class="ip_logged">Your IP address will be logged</p> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div class="toolbox-popup" id="send-share"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>Share</h3> <span><a class="close-toolbox-send-share" href="#send-share">Close</a></span> </div> <ul> <li><a class="digg" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&title=The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbit" name="lid={share}{Digg}">Digg</a></li> <li> <a class="reddit" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&title=The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbit" name="lid={share}{reddit}">reddit</a> </li> <li> <a class="google" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&bkmk=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&title=The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbit" name="lid={share}{Google Bookmarks}">Google Bookmarks</a> </li> <li> <a class="twitter" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://twitter.com/home?status=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit" name="lid={share}{Twitter}">Twitter</a> </li> <li> <a class="delicious" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&title=The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbit" name="lid={share}{del.icio.us}">del.icio.us</a> </li> <li> <a class="stumbleupon" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&title=The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbit" name="&lid={pageToolboxShare}{StumbleUpon}&lpos={pageToolboxShare}{1}">StumbleUpon</a> </li> <li> <a class="newsvine" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.newsvine.com/_tools/seed&save?popoff=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&h=The+Game+Cook+by+Norman+Tebbit" name="&lid={pageToolboxShare}{Newsvine}&lpos={pageToolboxShare}{2}">Newsvine</a> </li> <li> <a class="livejournal" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?subject=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit" name="lid={share}{livejournal}">livejournal</a> </li> <li> <a class="facebook" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit" name="lid={share}{Facebook}">Facebook</a> </li> <li> <a class="mixx" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F2009%2Fjul%2F28%2Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit" name="lid={share}{Mixx}">Mixx it!</a> </li> </ul> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div class="toolbox-popup" id="contact"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>Contact us</h3> <span><a class="close-toolbox-contact" href="#contact">Close</a></span> </div> <div class="col first"> <div class="capsule sponsored-features"> <ul class="trail trailblock tri"> <li class="normal first "> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> Contact the Books editor<br><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/mailto:books.editor@guardianunlimited.co.uk">books.editor@<br>guardianunlimited.co.uk</a> </div> <div class="trailtext"> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <ul> <li> Report errors or inaccuracies: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/mailto:reader@guardian.co.uk">reader@guardian.co.uk</a> </li> <li> Letters for publication should be sent to: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/mailto:letters@guardian.co.uk">letters@guardian.co.uk</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col"> <ul> <li> If you need help using the site: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/mailto:userhelp@guardian.co.uk">userhelp@guardian.co.uk</a> </li> <li> Call the main Guardian and Observer switchboard: <br/><span>+44 (0)20 3353 2000</span> </li> <li> <ul> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://adinfo-guardian.co.uk/">Advertising guide</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/syndication/">License/buy our content</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="toolbox-popup" id="history-byline" style="width: 460px"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>About this article</h3> <span><a class="close-toolbox-history-byline" href="#history-byline">Close</a></span> </div> <div class="section"> <h1>Digested read: The Game Cook by Norman Tebbit</h1> This article was first published on <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian" name="&lid={historyByline}{The Guardian}&lpos={historyByline}{3}">guardian.co.uk</a> at 00.05 BST on Tuesday 28 July 2009. It appeared in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian" name="&lid={historyByline}{The Guardian}&lpos={historyByline}{4}">the Guardian</a> on <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2009/jul/28" name="&lid={historyByline}{The GuardianTuesday 28 July 2009}&lpos={historyByline}{2}">Tuesday 28 July 2009</a> on p17 of the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2009/jul/28/g2/features" name="&lid={historyByline}{Comment & features}&lpos={historyByline}{1}">Comment & features</a> section. It was last updated at 09.34 BST on Tuesday 28 July 2009. </div> </div> </div> <div id="advertiser-container"> <script type="text/javascript"> google_ad_client = 'ca-guardian_js'; google_ad_channel = 'Books'; google_max_num_ads = '3'; </script> <div id="google-ads-container" class="capsule advertiser-links" style="display: none;"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (isExternalSystemOn("googleadsense")) { generateScriptTag("http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"); } // ]]> </script> </div> </div> <div id="promo">  <div id="rightslot1" class="hide-on-popup"> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("displayads")) { var src = 'http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://ads.guardian.co.uk/js.ng/spacedesc=rightslot1&comfolder=global%28tempcommercial%29&keywords=%2CBooks%2CCulture%2Bsection%2CLife%2Band%2Bstyle%2C&site=Books&bandwidth=broadband&url=%252Fbooks%252F2009%252Fjul%252F28%252Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&rand=1559654979&series=20034&system=article&tile=2105210&blockVideoAds=false&'; generateScriptTag(src); } //]]> </script> </div> <div class="capsule" id="most-viewed"> <div id="most" class="tabs-container"> <h3>Most viewed on guardian.co.uk</h3> <ul class="tab-toggle javascript-on"> <li id="most-1-link"> <a href="#most-1" class="active">24 hours<b></b></a> </li> <li id="most-2-link"> <a href="#most-2" class="inactive">7 days<b></b></a> </li> <li id="most-blogged-tab"> <a href="#most-3" class="inactive">Most talked about<b></b></a> </li> </ul> <div class="pane-wrapper"> <div id="most-1" class="most-pane tab-toggle-pane"> <h3 class="js-hider">24 hours</h3> <ol> <li class="first"> <span class="rank">1.</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/jul/27/filesharing-music-industry">How it feels to be sued for $4.5m</a> </li> <li> <span class="rank">2.</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/27/britain-us-talks-taliban-afghanistan">Britain and US prepared to open talks with the Taliban</a> </li> <li> <span class="rank">3.</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/26/climate-change-obama-administration">Revealed: the secret evidence of global warming Bush tried to hide</a> </li> <li> <span class="rank">4.</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/jul/28/michael-phelps-swimsuits-fina-world-championships">Michael Phelps vows not to swim until supersuits are banned</a> </li> <li> <span class="rank">5.</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/jan/07/healthandwellbeing.fitness1">The official British army fitness programme</a> </li> <li class="more-most-viewed"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/mostviewed">More top stories</a> </li> </ol> </div> <div id="most-2" class="most-pane tab-toggle-pane initially-off"> <h3 class="js-hider">7 days</h3> <ol> <li class="first"> <span class="rank">1.</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/jul/24/bacteria-computer">Bacterial computers can crack mathematical problems</a> </li> <li> <span class="rank">2.</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/26/climate-change-obama-administration">Revealed: the secret evidence of global warming Bush tried to hide</a> </li> <li> <span class="rank">3.</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/jul/27/filesharing-music-industry">How it feels to be sued for $4.5m</a> </li> <li> <span class="rank">4.</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/26/argentina-kirchner-wealth">Argentina's first couple deliver prosperity – for themselves</a> </li> <li> <span class="rank">5.</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2009/jul/23/classic-youtube-sven-dodgy-umpires">Famous fakers, Sven in the spotlight and Ricky Ponting's murky past | Classic YouTube</a> </li> <li class="more-most-viewed"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/mostviewed">More top stories</a> </li> </ol> </div> <div id="most-3" class="most-pane tab-toggle-pane initially-off"> <h3 class="js-hider hidden">Most talked about</h3> <textarea id="technorati-most-blogged-template" style="display:none;"> <ol> {for blog_item in blogs} <li{if blog_item_index="(blogs.length" - 1)} class="last" {elseif blog_item_index="0}" class="first" { if}> <span class="rank">${parseInt(blog_item_index) + 1}.</span> <p> <a href="${blog_item.link.linkhref}"> ${blog_item.article.title} </a> <b><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://technorati.com/search/${blog_item.link.linkhref}?partnerid=440">(${blog_item.linkcount}{if blog_item_index == 0} technorati links{/if})</a></b> </p> </li> {/for} </ol> </textarea> <script type="text/javascript"> addEvent(null, 'load', function () { if(isExternalSystemOn("technoratiMostBlogged")){ var templateRenderer = new guardian.r2.TechnoratiTemplateRenderer(); var tabId = "most-3"; var technoratiMostBloggedView = new guardian.r2.TechnoratiMostBloggedView("technorati-most-blogged-template", "most-3-technorati-most-blogged-div", tabId, templateRenderer); var technoratiMostBloggedService = new guardian.r2.TechnoratiMostBloggedService(5); new guardian.r2.TechnoratiController(technoratiMostBloggedView, technoratiMostBloggedService); } }); </script> <div id="most-3-technorati-most-blogged-div" class="technorati-most-blogged javascript-on"> <ol><li><p>Loading …</p></li></ol> </div> <div class="meta javascript-on"> <p class="more-on"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://technorati.com/publications/www.guardian.co.uk%2F?roundup" name="&lid={technorati/networkFrontMostBlogged}{More}&lpos={technorati/networkFrontMostBlogged}{1}">More</a></p> <p class="technorati"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://technorati.com/" name="&lid={technorati/networkFrontMostBlogged}{Technorati most blogged}&lpos={technorati/networkFrontMostBlogged}{2}">Today's rising blog posts from <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/styles/wide/images/powered-by-technorati.gif" width="76" height="13" alt="Technorati"></a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="capsule reader-offers sponsored-features commercial"> <ul> <h3>Bestsellers from the Guardian shop</h3> <li> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://roffers.guim.co.uk/mall/GOTimscris/customerimages/products/t_10040.jpg" alt="Le Creuset five piece stoneware set "/> <h5><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardianoffers.co.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/GuardianOffers/10040/119309">Le Creuset five piece stoneware set </a></h5> <p>The cookware of choice for professional and amateurs. Save £22 off the RRP.</p> <p class="price">From: £44.50</p> </li> <div class="links"> <ul class="reader-offers-links"> <li class="first"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardianoffers.co.uk/">Visit the Guardian reader offers shop</a></li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardianecostore.co.uk/">Green & ethical shopping at Guardian ecostore</a></li> </ul> </div> </ul> </div> <div id="review-tone-override" class="pickabletag"> </div> <div class="capsule" id="latest-reviews"> <h3>Latest reviews</h3> <ul id="first-review"> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/26/the-other-david-guterson" name="&lid={latestReviews}{<b>The Other</b> <b>David Guterson</b> Bloomsbury &pound;7.99}&lpos={trail}{1}" class="link-image"> </a> </li> <li class="heading image"> <h4> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/26/the-other-david-guterson" name="&lid={latestReviews}{<b>The Other</b> <b>David Guterson</b> Bloomsbury &pound;7.99}&lpos={trail}{2}" class="link-text">The Other</a> </h4> </li> <li class="trailtext"><p><p><strong>Review: The Other by David Guterson</strong><br/>Despite the detail-dense prose this story of friendship across the divide fails to spark, writes <strong>Natasha Tripney</strong></p></p></li> </ul> <ul> <li class="review"> <ul> <li class="heading"> <h4> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/26/seven-lives-john-murray-humphrey-carpenter" name="&lid={latestReviews}{<b>PAPERBACK OF THE WEEK</b> Empire of the sons}&lpos={trail}{3}" class="link-text">Empire of the sons</a> </h4> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="review"> <ul> <li class="heading"> <h4> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/26/disguise-hugo-hamilton" name="&lid={latestReviews}{<b>Disguise</b> <b>Hugo Hamilton</b> Fourth Estate &pound;7.99}&lpos={trail}{4}" class="link-text">Disguise</a> </h4> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="review"> <ul> <li class="heading"> <h4> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/26/lost-child-julie-myerson" name="&lid={latestReviews}{<b>NON-FICTION</b> <b>The Lost Child</b> <b>Julie Myerson</b> Bloomsbury}&lpos={trail}{5}" class="link-text">The Lost Child</a> </h4> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/books+tone/reviews" id="more-reviews-link">More books reviews</a> </div> <div class="capsule bookshop-books sponsored-features commercial"> <h3>Free P&P at the Guardian bookshop</h3> <ul class="books"> <li class="odd"> <div class="book-cover"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9781847249494" name="&lid={bookshop}{Harold Larwood|picture|Books}&lpos={bookshop}{1}"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk//thirdparty/bookshop/hbA/9781847249494.jpg" alt="Harold Larwood" height="100"/> </a> </div> <div class="book-text"> <ul> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9781847249494" name="&lid={bookshop}{Harold Larwood|link|Books}&lpos={bookshop}{2}">Harold Larwood</a></li> <li class="book-price">£20.00 with free UK delivery</li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <div class="book-cover"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9781848850231" name="&lid={bookshop}{Lost and Found in Russia|picture|Books}&lpos={bookshop}{3}"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk//thirdparty/bookshop/hbA/9781848850231.jpg" alt="Lost and Found in Russia" height="100"/> </a> </div> <div class="book-text"> <ul> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9781848850231" name="&lid={bookshop}{Lost and Found in Russia|link|Books}&lpos={bookshop}{4}">Lost and Found in Russia</a></li> <li class="book-price">£17.99 with free UK delivery</li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="vertical-links"> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/customPage.do?CMSFragment=BestSellers.jsp&title=Bestsellers%20-%20Guardian%20Bookshop" name="&lid={bookshop}{Browse the bestseller lists}&lpos={trail}{5}" style="display: inline;">Browse the bestseller lists</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/buybooks" name="&lid={bookshop}{Buy books}&lpos={trail}{6}" style="display: inline;">Buy books from the Guardian Bookshop</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="sponsored-features" class="capsule sponsored-features commercial"> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ function showSponsoredFeatures() { var sponsoredFeatureComponent = document.getElementById('sponsored-features'); if(sponsoredFeatureComponent) { sponsoredFeatureComponent.style.display = 'block'; } } //]]> </script> <ul class="trail trailblock tri"> <li class="major-heading"> <h3>Sponsored features</h3> </li> <li class="normal image odd"> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521js_/http://ads.guardian.co.uk/js.ng/spacedesc=sponsoredfeature1&comfolder=global%28tempcommercial%29&keywords=%2CBooks%2CCulture%2Bsection%2CLife%2Band%2Bstyle%2C&site=Books&bandwidth=broadband&url=%252Fbooks%252F2009%252Fjul%252F28%252Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&rand=1183679732&system=article&blockVideoAds=false"></script> </li> <li class="normal image"> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521js_/http://ads.guardian.co.uk/js.ng/spacedesc=sponsoredfeature2&comfolder=global%28tempcommercial%29&keywords=%2CBooks%2CCulture%2Bsection%2CLife%2Band%2Bstyle%2C&site=Books&bandwidth=broadband&url=%252Fbooks%252F2009%252Fjul%252F28%252Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&rand=1243959230&system=article&blockVideoAds=false"></script> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="global-jobs" class="capsule jobsbox"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/?gusrc=gu_jobs_box_Books&link=Books_jbx_logo" name="&lid={rules/jobsBox}{Guardian Jobs}&lpos={rules/jobsBox}{1}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/images/guardianjobs.gif" alt="Guardian Jobs"/></a></h3> <ul class="tab-toggle javascript-on"> <li id="global-jobs-1-link"> <a href="#global-jobs-1" class="active">UK<b></b></a> </li> <li id="global-jobs-2-link"> <a href="#global-jobs-2" class="inactive">USA<b></b></a> </li> </ul> <div class="pane-wrapper"> <div id="global-jobs-1" class="global-jobs-pane tab-toggle-pane"> <h3 class="js-hider">UK</h3> <div class="capsule jobsbox"> <form action="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/searchjobs/" onsubmit="return doSearchAllSubmitUK( this );"> <fieldset> <input type="text" class="text plain-search" id="freetext-searchalljobs" name="freetext" value="Search all jobs" onfocus="this.value='';"/> <input type="hidden" name="keyword" id="keyword-searchalljobs" value=""/> <input type="submit" class="submit" name="go" value="Go"/> <input type="hidden" name="gusrc" value="gu_jobs_box_Books"/> <input type="hidden" name="link" value="Books_jbx_go"/> </fieldset> </form> <p class="find-a-job"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/?gusrc=gu_jobs_box_Books&link=Books_jbx_brsesec" name="&lid={jobsBox}{Browse all jobs}&lpos={jobsBox}{1}">Browse all jobs</a> </p> <ul class="jobs"> <li class="odd"><h4> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/890623/deputy-digital-editor?RSSSearch=0&gusrc=gu_jobs_box_Books&link=Books_jbx_vac" name="&lid={jobsBox}{Deputy Digital Editor|Books}&lpos={jobsBox}{2}">Deputy Digital Editor</a></h4> <p><span class="employer">newsco insider.</span> <span class="location">to assist in development of digital content and se….</span> <span class="wage">excellent remuneration package.</span> </p> </li> <li><h4> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/893486/senior-editorial-administrator-production?RSSSearch=0&gusrc=gu_jobs_box_Books&link=Books_jbx_vac" name="&lid={jobsBox}{Senior Editorial Administrator, Production|Books}&lpos={jobsBox}{3}">Senior Editorial Administrator, Production</a></h4> <p><span class="employer">guardian news and media.</span> <span class="location">the newly integrated production desk is looking fo….</span> <span class="wage">unspecified.</span> </p> </li> <li class="odd"><h4> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/893433/journals-manager?RSSSearch=0&gusrc=gu_jobs_box_Books&link=Books_jbx_vac" name="&lid={jobsBox}{Journals Manager|Books}&lpos={jobsBox}{4}">Journals Manager</a></h4> <p><span class="employer">bmj group.</span> <span class="location">central london.</span> <span class="wage">Competitive salary + benefits.</span> </p> </li> </ul> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ function doSearchAllSubmitUK( form ) { var jobsSectionToSearch = ''; var freeText = ''; var searchTextField = document.getElementById( 'freetext-searchalljobs' ); var keywordElem = document.getElementById( 'keyword-searchalljobs' ); var isSectionSearch = function() { return jobsSectionToSearch != ''; } var textIsModified = function() { if( isSectionSearch() ) { return ( searchTextField.value != 'Search all ' + freeText + ' jobs' ); } return ( searchTextField.value != 'Search all jobs' ); } if( !textIsModified() ) { keywordElem.value = ''; if( isSectionSearch() ) { form.action = 'http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/jobs/null'; return true; } form.action = 'http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/'; return true; } keywordElem.value = searchTextField.value; if (isExternalSystemOn("hbx")) { _hbLink( '{jobsbox-searchalljobs}', '{jobsbox-searchalljobs}{1}' ); } return true; } //]]> </script> </div> </div> <div id="global-jobs-2" class="global-jobs-pane tab-toggle-pane initially-off"> <h3 class="js-hider">USA</h3> <div class="capsule jobsbox"> <form action="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardianjobs.com/" onsubmit="return doSearchAllSubmitUSA( this );"> <fieldset> <input type="text" class="text plain-search" id="freetext-searchalljobs" name="q" value="Search all jobs" onfocus="this.value='';"/> <input type="hidden" name="keyword" id="keyword-searchalljobs" value=""/> <input type="submit" class="submit" name="go" value="Go"/> <input type="hidden" name="gusrc" value="gu_jobs_box_Books"/> <input type="hidden" name="link" value="Books_jbx_go"/> </fieldset> </form> <p class="find-a-job"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/?gusrc=gu_jobs_box_Books&link=Books_jbx_brsesec" name="&lid={jobsBox}{Browse all jobs}&lpos={jobsBox}{1}">Browse all jobs</a> </p> <textarea id="jobs-box-usa-textarea" style="display:none;"> {for result in results} <li> <h4> <a href="${result.url}">${result.jobtitle}</a> </h4> <p> <span class="description">${ result.snippet }</span> <span class="location">${ result.state }</span> </p> </li> {/for} </textarea> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ var userip = '207.241.235.66'; var country = 'usa'; var isUSA = (country.toLowerCase() == 'usa') ? true : false; var jobsBoxView = new guardian.r2.JobsBoxView('jobs-box-usa', 'jobs-box-usa-textarea'); var jobsBoxService = new guardian.r2.JobsBoxService('', userip); /* category, location */ var jobsBoxController = new guardian.r2.JobsBoxController(jobsBoxView, jobsBoxService, isUSA); //view, service, locationIsUSA //]]> </script> <ul id="jobs-box-usa" class="jobs"> <li class="javascript-on">Loading jobs...</li> </ul> <p class="attribution javascript-on"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.indeed.com/">jobs</a> by <a title="Job Search" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.indeed.com/"><img alt="Indeed job search" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/images/icon_usjobs.gif" width="54" height="19"/></a></p> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ function doSearchAllSubmitUSA( form ) { var jobsSectionToSearch = ''; var freeText = ''; var searchTextField = document.getElementById( 'freetext-searchalljobs' ); var keywordElem = document.getElementById( 'keyword-searchalljobs' ); var isSectionSearch = function() { return jobsSectionToSearch != ''; } var textIsModified = function() { if( isSectionSearch() ) { return ( searchTextField.value != 'Search all ' + freeText + ' jobs' ); } return ( searchTextField.value != 'Search all jobs' ); } if( !textIsModified() ) { keywordElem.value = ''; if( isSectionSearch() ) { form.action = 'http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardianjobs.com'; return true; } form.action = 'http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardianjobs.com'; return true; } keywordElem.value = searchTextField.value; if (isExternalSystemOn("hbx")) { _hbLink( '{jobsbox-searchalljobs}', '{jobsbox-searchalljobs}{1}' ); } return true; } //]]> </script> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="intrusive"> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("displayads")) { buildIntrusiveAd('http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://ads.guardian.co.uk', 'broadband', '-507572571', 'global%28tempcommercial%29', '%2CBooks%2CCulture%2Bsection%2CLife%2Band%2Bstyle%2C', '%252Fbooks%252F2009%252Fjul%252F28%252Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit', 'Books', 'article', 'false'); } //]]> </script> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> google_ad_client = 'ca-guardian_js'; google_ad_channel = 'Books'; google_max_num_ads = '3'; </script> <div id="google-ads-container" class="capsule advertiser-links" style="display: none;"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (isExternalSystemOn("googleadsense")) { generateScriptTag("http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"); } // ]]> </script> </div> <div class="section" id="more-in-series"> <h3>More from <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/digestedread" name="&lid={moreInSeries}{More from index}&lpos={moreInSeries}{1}">Digested read</a></h3> <ul> <li> <p>John Crace’s incisive pastiches of the most popular writers, from Bridget Jones to Julian Barnes</p> </li> <li class="series"> <h4>Previous: </h4> <p> 21 Jul 2009: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/21/hephzibah-anderson-chastened-digested-read" name="&lid={moreInSeries}{Previous}&lpos={moreInSeries}{2}"> Digested read: Chastened by Hephzibah Anderson </a> </p> </li> </ul> <p class="link-to-index"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/digestedread" name="&lid={moreInSeries}{Index}&lpos={moreInSeries}{3}">Digested read index</a></p> </div> <div id="footer"> <ul id="footer-links"> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://syndication.guardian.co.uk/" name="&lid={areas/common/footer}{License/buy our content}&lpos={areas/common/footer}{1}">License/buy our content</a> | </li> <li><a href="/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/Users/help/article/0,,933905,00.html" name="&lid={areas/common/footer}{Privacy policy}&lpos={areas/common/footer}{2}">Privacy policy</a> | </li> <li><a href="/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/Users/help/article/0,,933909,00.html" name="&lid={areas/common/footer}{Terms/conditions}&lpos={areas/common/footer}{3}">Terms & conditions</a> | </li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://adinfo-guardian.co.uk/" name="&lid={areas/common/footer}{Advertising guide}&lpos={areas/common/footer}{4}">Advertising guide</a> | </li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/accessibility" name="&lid={areas/common/footer}{Accessibility}&lpos={areas/common/footer}{5}">Accessibility</a> | </li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/index/subjects/a" name="&lid={areas/common/footer}{A-Z index}&lpos={areas/common/footer}{6}">A-Z index</a> | </li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/insideguardian" name="&lid={areas/common/footer}{Inside guardian.co.uk blog}&lpos={areas/common/footer}{7}">Inside guardian.co.uk blog</a> | </li> <li><a href="/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/Guardian/information/0,,711853,00.html" name="&lid={areas/common/footer}{About guardian.co.uk}&lpos={areas/common/footer}{8}">About guardian.co.uk</a> | </li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://dating.guardian.co.uk/s/" name="&lid={areas/common/footer}{Join our dating site today}&lpos={areas/common/footer}{9}">Join our dating site today</a></li> </ul> <ul id="copyright-links"> <li>guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2009</li> </ul>  <form id="section-selector" method="post" action="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/redirect/1,,,00.html"> <fieldset> <label for="go-to">Go to: </label> <select id="go-to" name="Url"> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk">guardian.co.uk home</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk">UK news</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world">World news</option> <option value="http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/index.html?gusrc=gpd">Comment is free blog</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog">Newsblog</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog">Sport blog</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/cultureblogs/roundup">Arts & Entertainment blog</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/audio">Audio & podcasts</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/inpictures">In pictures</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/video">Video</option> <option value="http://browse.guardian.co.uk/search">Archive search</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture">Arts & entertainment</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books">Books</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business">Business</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/education">EducationGuardian.co.uk</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment">Environment</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/film">Film</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football">Football</option> <option value="http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/">Jobs</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/katine">Katine appeal</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle">Life & style</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media">MediaGuardian.co.uk</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money">Money</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music">Music</option> <option value="http://observer.guardian.co.uk">The Observer</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics">Politics</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science">Science</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/shopping">Shopping</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/society">SocietyGuardian.co.uk</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport">Sport</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/index/talk/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Talk</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology">Technology</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel">Travel</option> <option value="http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/?gusrc=gpd">Been there</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/emailservices/0,,1368460,00.html">Email services</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/index/subjects/a">Special reports</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian">The Guardian</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/series/northerner">The Northerner</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/series/wrap">The Wrap</option> <option value="http://adinfo-guardian.co.uk/?gusrc=gpd">Advertising guide</option> <option value="http://www.ogenterprises.co.uk/?gusrc=gpd">Compare finance products</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/crossword/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Crossword</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedback/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Feedback</option> <option value="http://www.guardiangardencentre.co.uk/?gusrc=gpd">Garden centre</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/pressoffice/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">GNM Press Office</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/graduate/0,,1777545,00.html">Graduate</option> <option value="http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/home.do?gusrc=gpd">Bookshop</option> <option value="http://www.guardianecostore.co.uk/guardian/default.aspx?gusrc=gpd">Guardian Ecostore</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/guardianfilms">Guardian Films</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/headlineservice/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Headline service</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/gu_contacts/0,,180767,00.html">Help / contacts</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/information/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Information</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/values/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Living our values</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/newsroom/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Newsroom</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Notes & Queries</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/promotions">Promotions</option> <option value="http://www.guardianoffers.co.uk/mall/GuardianOffers/?gusrc=gpd">Reader Offers</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/page/readerseditor">Readers' editor</option> <option value="http://dating.guardian.co.uk/s/?gusrc=gpd">Soulmates dating</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide">Style guide</option> <option value="http://syndication.guardian.co.uk/?gusrc=gpd">Syndication services</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/bookatrip">Travel offers</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/TV/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">TV listings</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weather">Weather</option> <option value="http://www.gnmcareers.co.uk/fe/tpl_GuardianNews01.asp">Working for us</option> <option value="http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/?gusrc=gpd">Guardian Weekly</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/public/0,,,00.html?gusrc=gpd">Public</option> <option value="http://www.learnthings.co.uk/">Learn</option> <option value="http://www.guardian.backissuenewspapers.co.uk/default.aspx?gusrc=gpd">Guardian back issues</option> <option value="http://www.observer.backissuenewspapers.co.uk/default.aspx?gusrc=gpd">Observer back issues</option> <option value="http://guardianprofessional.co.uk/?gusrc=gpd">Guardian Professional</option> </select> <input type="submit" value="Go"/> </fieldset> </form> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> // <![CDATA[ if (isExternalSystemOn("pluck")) { serverUrl = "http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://sitelife.guardian.co.uk/ver1.0/Direct/Process"; generateScriptTag("http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/scripts/pluck.js"); } // ]]> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> // <![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("pluck")) { ensurePackage("guardian.r2.pluck"); guardian.r2.pluck.PluckApplicationContext.getInstance = (function () { var profilePageUser = { id : "", name : "", pageUrl : "http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/users/" }; var loggedOnUser = { id : "", name : "" }; var articleInfo = { articleId : "350846698", pageUrl : "http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/28/digested-read-john-crace-tebbit", pageTitle : "The Game Cook by Norman Tebbit", sectionKeyWordId : "8802", sectionName : "Books", commentingClosed : false , commentRecommendingClosed: false , premoderation : false , isChalkboard : false }; var chalkboardInfo = { articleId : "", pageUrl : "http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/28/digested-read-john-crace-tebbit", pageTitle : "Chalkboard", sectionKeyWordId : "8802", sectionName : "Books", commentingClosed : false, commentRecommendingClosed: false, premoderation : false, isChalkboard : true }; var filmInfo = { filmKey : 'Film:' }; var env = { pageId : "1254149", commentsSignUpUrl : 'http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://users.guardian.co.uk/signup/tr/1,,-720,00.html', cookieDomain : '.guardian.co.uk', staticRoot : 'http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/', userProfileUrlPrefix : "http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/users", addClippingsUrl : "http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/users/clippings/add", commentDataUrl : "http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/external/commentdata/keywords", topKeywordsUrl : "http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://www.guardian.co.uk/external/users/topkeywords" }; var parameters = { commentPage : 1 , scrollToComments : false , showAllComments : null , commentId : null , goToLastComment : false , showCommentBox : false , isEditProfilePage : ( false ), searchString : ( null ) }; if(document.location.hash === '#allcomments') { parameters.showAllComments = true; } var serverData = { articleInfo : articleInfo, chalkboardInfo : chalkboardInfo, filmInfo : filmInfo, env : env, profilePageUser : profilePageUser, parameters : parameters, loggedOnUser : loggedOnUser }; var ctx = new guardian.r2.pluck.PluckApplicationContext(serverData); return function(){ return ctx; }; })(); } // ]]> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> // <![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("pluck")) { var ctx = guardian.r2.pluck.PluckApplicationContext.getInstance(); ctx.buildControllers("PluckCommentCountController") } // ]]> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("revsci")) { ensurePackage("guardian.r2.revsci"); guardian.r2.revsci.cookieDomain = '.guardian.co.uk'; guardian.r2.revsci.gu_geo_country = 'usa'; guardian.r2.revsci.siteName = 'Books'; guardian.r2.revsci.commercialFolder = 'Global+%28temp+commercial%29' addEvent(null, 'load', function () { importScript('http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://js.revsci.net/gateway/gw.js?csid=E05516', function() { importScript('http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/scripts/revsci.js', function() { rs_initTracking(); }, 1) }, 1) }); } // ]]> </script> <noscript> <div><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521im_/http://pix01.revsci.net/E05516/a3/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/noscript.gif" alt=""/></div> </noscript> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("sophusthree")) { addEvent(null, 'load', function () { importScript("http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/77051/common/scripts/sophusThree-tracking.js", function() {}); }); } // ]]> </script> <div id="cookie"> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(isExternalSystemOn("displayads")) { var src = 'http://web.archive.org/web/20090729210521/http://ads.guardian.co.uk/js.ng/spacedesc=cookie&comfolder=global%28tempcommercial%29&keywords=%2CBooks%2CCulture%2Bsection%2CLife%2Band%2Bstyle%2C&site=Books&bandwidth=broadband&url=%252Fbooks%252F2009%252Fjul%252F28%252Fdigested-read-john-crace-tebbit&rand=-645748327&series=20034&system=article&blockVideoAds=false&'; generateScriptTag(src); } //]]> </script> </div> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Digested read: The Game Cook by Norman Tebbit | Books | The Guardian