Given the current state of World affairs, the “Race” for the winners of the Oscars doesn’t seem that important .

When I attended an Admiralty Selection Board in the 70s, having been vetted etc, they asked me about a report that I had attended a meeting of Lib Soc during Freshers week 2 years previously. I assume this team have retired now and a new team are responsible for such thorough work.

Charity Book Shops which don’t use Author alphabetical order for the shelf stacking must lose a lot of potential business. Unless you find a random first Edition King James Bible in the history section #books

A more recent version says “ let us live to make men free”. Don’t know the origin, or how a choir chooses which one to sing, but it’s obviously a sensitive word

Where does “ Hoover” fit into all this?

It may just be easier to buy ready made GF free Yorkshire puds. I realise this is start of End of Empire as we know it, but they’re actually not bad.

I hope this is not a preamble from the Black Pudding makers to lure a top executive to their side.

The guilt has gone, but there are times I can’t be happy about it. But your message is a good one. Enjoy your time over Christmas.

I am intrigued by adverts on TV from alleged satisfied customers about simple cremationscccc, who always stress how respectful the cremation was at a beautiful location. As the whole point is that nobody attends this “ceremony”, how do they know?