I thought the newsagent had run out of copies of The Times to sell on Saturday morning, but it was OK, I just hadn’t recognised it lying on the counter with its mast head out of sight at half mast halfway down the front page.
Yes, said the newsagent, its turned into a redtop.
True enough, the very top of the page carries a red box exhorting suitably qualified segments of the market to Teach Your Child Mandarin.
Chairman Mao must be surprised by that.
