Cross words
On five Saturdays per year, the Times newspaper in London publishes a crossword which most people pass over without a second glance, but which is quite one of the most extraordinary things every created for human satisfaction. As you can … Continue reading Cross words
Small parts
My love for my husband died the day small parts of him began exploding in bed. I remember the first occasion vividly. It was his right big toe-nail I believe, though of course I didn’t realise that at the time. … Continue reading Small parts
Like it’s 1991
As a bulwark against the constant tide of information and comment pouring in from facebook, twitter, YouTube, Instagram and all, and in an attempt to regain a bit of time from the world, I resolved that in 2017 I would … Continue reading Like it’s 1991
Sherlock
This piece contains a number of very significant spoilers about the BBC Sherlock Holmes episode ‘The Six Thatchers’, and other earlier episodes. You have been warned. You might have heard of a fictional detective called Sherlock Holmes. I understand the … Continue reading Sherlock
Coxes
As luck would have it, this is the second piece in a row I have posted which appears, on the face of it, to defend Nigel Farage. That’s an appalling and shameful record. As I hope I make clear, like … Continue reading Coxes
Bus
This isn’t even topical, but now the egregious Farage has curried enough favour with the Orange Demagogue to be suggested as the UK’s ambassador to the US, it’s something that people are still going on about, so I can’t remain … Continue reading Bus
Palace
Scenario: You got a job. It’s a good job. It has a house that goes with it. You live in it rent free. You get paid well. You’re glad you get paid well. You don’t know quite what it is … Continue reading Palace
Constitution 101
Bloody hell, these remoaners are trying to thwart Brexit! Yes. That is what happens when people disagree in a democracy. They keep explaining why they disagree, sometimes in court rooms if necessary. Brexit isn’t an inexorable, ineluctable force. It’s the … Continue reading Constitution 101
Brexit – Upgoer 5
Upgoer 5 is a description of a Saturn 5 rocket created by xkcd.com artist Randall Munroe. See here: For this, he uses a vocabulary that consists of no more than ‘ten hundred’ words. The following piece uses no more than … Continue reading Brexit – Upgoer 5
Essex
I write as both father and son of Essex girls. Neither of them conforms to the popular stereotype. Neither has hair extensions, neither is superficial, vain, or promiscuous. Neither works in a nail salon. They are Essex girls only in … Continue reading Essex
