Me…?The First Lord of the Treasury…?Here, in this place…?At an illicit party…?With unelected bureaucrats…?With my reputation…? (......BINGO!)
Nonsense
“Driver, take me to the nearest fridge!”
Guardian: Boris Johnson unlikely to be seen in public for a week, says Downing St
Frequent liar smiles
(See what I did, there?)
Pimms Questions
BBC: '100 invited' to Downing Street garden lockdown drinksAs many as 100 people were invited to a “bring-your-own-booze” drinks event in the Downing Street garden during the first lockdown, it is understood. […] But Boris Johnson has declined to say whether he was among those there. (See what I did, there?)
2021 in a nutshell
My eleventh annual video slideshow of the year.
Punning the depths
Jen accidentally dropped a prune down our kitchen plughole yesterday… I asked whether we needed to call a plummer.
Enid Blyton goes dark
Yahoo! news: Five injured in early morning house explosion in Cambridge
Is there no end to this Brexit hell?
BBC: Kylie Minogue confirms she is moving back to Australia
Molly Carter (2006–2021)
My late mum’s dog (and, since 2009, my dad’s dog and companion), Molly, died yesterday, exactly 12 years to the day after my mum died. Molly was, as I’m sure you’ll realise, the best dog ever. We’ll all miss her. Thanks, Pups! See also: Meet Molly Carter
Dangerous perversion
BBC News: Doctor Hossam Metwally poisoned partner in ‘exorcism ritual’An anaesthetist who poisoned his partner in a series of botched exorcism ceremonies is facing jail.Hossam Metwally, 61, performed a “dangerous perversion” of the Islamic Ruqya ritual on Kelly Wilson at the couple’s home in Grimsby. The implication seems to be that not all exorcism ceremonies… Continue reading Dangerous perversion