Me…?

Me…?The First Lord of the Treasury…?Here, in this place…?At an illicit party…?With unelected bureaucrats…?With my reputation…? (......BINGO!)

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?)

Punning the depths

Jen accidentally dropped a prune down our kitchen plughole yesterday… I asked whether we needed to call a plummer.

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