1. Of all the figures who came to embody the stifling Establishment conformity of pre–sexual revolution Britain, the Lord Chamberlain was the most densely stuffed shirt.

2. Quite honestly, I‘d always assumed that Michael Ancram was a bit of a stuffed shirt: what I hadn‘t realised, until I saw him playing guitar and singing a Bob Dylan number with his delectable daughter, is that he is an old sixties hippy.

3. A lack of senior part–time jobs forces women to take lowly posts, says a report ordered by Blair Gaby Hinsliff, political editor Sunday February 26, 2006 The Observer Women‘s pay is being held back by ‘stuffed shirt‘ bosses who do not back them for the most senior jobs, according to the chair of a major investigation into the pay gap.

4. My favorite begins: "A pair of flaming undershorts saved the life of Richard Dolan..." Godwin has an amazing ability to draw memorable characters and, aside from Emma and her stuffed–shirt boyfriend, her Miami teems with fascinating folks: Alex, the wealthy, Harvard–educated manager of the hotel, who polishes guests‘ shoes at night; his much–married mother Lidia; and Paul‘s aunt, Stella, a concentration camp survivor who creates personalized fragrances for Miami notables.

5. Row erupts on eve of Lib Dem leadership vote Appreciation: Mary Mandelson Lords reform could see peers elected Leader: It‘s the wrong time to blow cold on global warming Leader: Let‘s decide what we really want from universities Frontrunners take Lib Dem battle to a photo–finish Race to prevent Algerian terror suspects‘ release Reid defends ‘ethical‘ army Tory backer cancels 250,000 gift We will not be backing police board yet, says Adams Trust IRA, Mad Dog Adair tells loyalists Jowell‘s husband in gift row Why the pay gap never went away A lack of senior part–time jobs forces women to take lowly posts, says a report ordered by Blair Gaby Hinsliff, political editor Sunday February 26, 2006 The Observer Women‘s pay is being held back by ‘stuffed shirt‘ bosses who do not back them for the most senior jobs, according to the chair of a major investigation into the pay gap.