Friday, July 06, 2012

New Nickname For George.

A Mr Peter Hyde in the YP has come up with a new nickname for George Osborne of which I heartily approve:
Spinner Osborne.
Captures it all rather nicely, doesn't it? - (I do hope that this does not prove too insulting to Swann, Panesar et al.)

Prayers of Jane Austen.

The little-known prayers written by Jane Austen. Jane Austen (1775-1817) on engraving from  1873.  (Photo: Getty/iStock) It is now 250 years...