Not to mention that the chances of the Labour leadership letting him stand are zero.

Interesting notion, "encouraging sickness". These people have lost the plot.

If a government with over 400 seats and 4 years left to govern cannot summon the courage to level with the public on social care then I despair at the capacity of our political system to ever deliver the change we need.

I thought that at first, but actually I think she exceeded the allowable income by £1.92 per week and therefore has to pay back the whole lot that she received. Yes of course it's shit.

She wrote such good books. Crusoe's Daughter was great, and the Old Filth trilogy. Marvellous.

Already lost, I'd say

I thought Mark Kurlansky's "1968" was excellent. Also Jon Savage's "1966".

Tea with milk, no sugar; Weetabix (2) with milk and sugar, sorry.

For about the last 50 years, when someone comments proudly about some purchase they've made and what it cost, I say "you could have got a new one for that".