Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.

My “London is falling” moment: some company called Until has hung giant shiny letters spelling out their name in a curved window on Charing Cross Road so the UNT really stands out as you walk down and nobody, not one of you, has added a C.

For shame, London. For shame ☹️

Fascinating from Tom’s piece

Which words have given you happiness this year? I’d love to hear them.

(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.

twowords2.page.link/play)

Spotted in a Mumbai restaurant: “London corner shop style samosas” and “Birmingham Balti”.

Feeling sorry for any future history students who have to set out the origins of the Third World War in a sequence of neat, ordered paragraphs.

(‘If there is a future,’ types a reply-guy, fairly.)

Just your regular reminder that public ownership is hugely popular ❤️