Tim Dowling: why did I buy an electric car? Because I wanted a medal

<p>Lunch with my agent is going nowhere, so I decide to share my latest motoring anecdote</p><p>I’m having lunch with my agent – an infrequent occurrence, because neither of&nbsp;us ever has any good news for the other. This lunch is no&nbsp;different.</p><p>“Sorry to make you come all this way,” she says, “but I had to be near the office today.” She hints at some complex contractual negotiations involving an author for whom, I&nbsp;suspect, she always has good news.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/24/tim-dowling-why-buy-electric-car-medal">Continue reading...</a>