#TodayILearned that only two words in English are actually Anglo-Saxon
(Via @susie_dent and @GylesB1)
If I was a royal, I think I’d abdicate if the country I was supposed to be representing elected someone like Boris Johnson t.co/1YTCA9k6m…
My word of the day today is ‘gusty’.
I would like to have met Sergei Skripal.
Spying consumes a huge amount of effort, money, talent and human courage
In its totality it seems a massive waste…which doesn’t mean to say any side could unilaterally stop.
I’m reading @MarkUrban01’s book, the Skripal Files.
Impressions so far, before the horror and the tragedy of what happened in Salisbury are as follows
#ElvisIn5Words
Under-rated then.
More under-rated now.
I still wish it could be Christmas every day
My word of the day today is ‘griddle’.
South Western Railway may be nationalised after firm loses £137m
“The man who dies rich, dies disgraced”
- Andrew Carnegie
My word of the day today is ‘gargle’.
Just heard a politician use the phrase ‘hard-working families’ for the first time this year
RT @Sumblokeintheuk: @salisbury_matt You can’t put out a tweet like that in the real world Matt
My New Year’s Resolution is, apparently, to score better quality own goals
I saw a clip of Ricky Gervais wibbling on about ‘the real world’ on telly
This ‘real world’ was mentioned when I was at school, and, subsequently, at every place I’ve ever worked.
I’ve yet to find out where this ‘real world’ actually is.
My word of the day today is ‘amicable’.
I’m a bit shocked to discover that @LFC’s new young player doesn’t actually through @SouthamptonFC academy.
What’s gone wrong?
:)
Just heard a politician say ‘Let me be clear’ for the first time this year
#Marr
Let’s move to Shaftesbury, Dorset: an oasis of calm in these feverish times