As Harold Wilson said “A week is a long time in politics”
January 10, 2026 at 8:08 AM
As Harold Wilson said “A week is a long time in politics”
TBF, his paper round included the Normandy landings
January 9, 2026 at 10:33 PM
TBF, his paper round included the Normandy landings
I remember an evening in Fitzrovia a couple of decades ago where a bellowing youth unable to hold his drink, & tolerated by his companions, ruined everybody else’s evening. “This,” my pal declared “is what happens when you replace landlords with inexperienced bar managers”
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I remember an evening in Fitzrovia a couple of decades ago where a bellowing youth unable to hold his drink, & tolerated by his companions, ruined everybody else’s evening. “This,” my pal declared “is what happens when you replace landlords with inexperienced bar managers”
Best wishes from a stranger. All the best for you both.
January 9, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Best wishes from a stranger. All the best for you both.
Yes, sounds like my experience in Morrisons this morning trying find a member of staff who understood the concept of “pearl barley”
January 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Yes, sounds like my experience in Morrisons this morning trying find a member of staff who understood the concept of “pearl barley”
My benchmark: have any of these pantywaists ever been in a fist fight? No, I didn't think so. (Cowering, screaming "not the face" doesn't count).
January 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
My benchmark: have any of these pantywaists ever been in a fist fight? No, I didn't think so. (Cowering, screaming "not the face" doesn't count).
Hmm, a saltily-seasoned sausage smoothie!
January 7, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Hmm, a saltily-seasoned sausage smoothie!
I’m from Poole, I’ve seen what alcohol-fuelled toxic masculinity looks like: Nein Danke.
January 7, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I’m from Poole, I’ve seen what alcohol-fuelled toxic masculinity looks like: Nein Danke.
30 yrs ago I was in ‘Spoons in N22 with a couple of German students, in London from their English university up north. One asked “Where are the bouncers?”
“Bouncers?”
“In Hull, all the pubs have bouncers!”
Me “But this is London”
I remember it because it seemed such an odd thing to ask.
“Bouncers?”
“In Hull, all the pubs have bouncers!”
Me “But this is London”
I remember it because it seemed such an odd thing to ask.
January 7, 2026 at 12:12 PM
30 yrs ago I was in ‘Spoons in N22 with a couple of German students, in London from their English university up north. One asked “Where are the bouncers?”
“Bouncers?”
“In Hull, all the pubs have bouncers!”
Me “But this is London”
I remember it because it seemed such an odd thing to ask.
“Bouncers?”
“In Hull, all the pubs have bouncers!”
Me “But this is London”
I remember it because it seemed such an odd thing to ask.
Oligarchs & Tech Bros in charge
January 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Oligarchs & Tech Bros in charge
You made me look out the window; yes, snow in N22
January 6, 2026 at 11:46 AM
You made me look out the window; yes, snow in N22