On drinking at the place of work, I had the pleasure of doing some work for Diageo when their HQ was off Oxford Street. They had a magnificent bar to which one would retire at the end of the working … (View Post)

Catching up with a Ukrainian family that has arrived in our village through the Homes scheme…. One is a teacher of Ukrainian language and is now remotely teaching kids back in Ukraine, lockdown style… (View Post)

I found this thread utterly mesmerising and moving… portraits of ancient Egyptians painted upon their death… https://twitter.com/dalrymplewill/status/1492289552257593348?s=21 (View Post)

Julian Smith is an excellent constituency MP having intervened on a number of matters locally: rural broadband (he opened our community gigabit network), school funding and getting the utilities to e… (View Post)

In 14 or so years of reading PB, I think that is the funniest and most unspoofable comment I have seen. (View Post)