Until further notice, out of respect for the late queen, Jen and I will not be listening to any Phil Collins albums. However, to mark Her Majesty’s long life, and years of dedicated service to the nation, this evening we cooked haddock and leek fishcakes. Thank you, ma’am.
Author: Richard Carter
A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.
Heavy load
This morning, I overtook a concrete lorry manufactured by a company named Cemen Tech. They really need to work on their branding.
Million-pound idea
I think I might finally have come up with a million-pound idea. Jen’s not so sure, but what the hell would she know? I’m putting it out here so nobody can come along later and patent the damn thing… Bacon-scented perfume! Is this a sure-fire winner, or what? The whole point of perfume is to… Continue reading Million-pound idea
Book review: ‘Wanderers’ by Kerri Andrews
A history of women walking.
Book review: ‘Sense and Sensibility’ by Jane Austen
Like Jeeves and Wooster without all the ‘What-ho?!’s.
Absolutely no conflict of interest, here…
You can say what you like about outgoing bus-liar Boris Johnson, but he could never be accused of taking ‘levelling up’ seriously.
Shits desert sinking rat
BBC: Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid quit Boris Johnson’s cabinet The chancellor and health secretary have resigned from government, saying they no longer have confidence in Boris Johnson to lead the country.
Book review: ‘The Northern Question’ by Tom Hazeldine
British politics and the North-South divide.
Book review: ‘The Practice’ by Seth Godin
A bunch of bullet points with the bullets removed.
Book review: ‘84, Charing Cross Road‘ by Helene Hanff
A book-lovers’ classic.