Train
‘But if you want a cheaper day return to Crewe, try nudging the lemon but hold the cherry...’
The Spectator
Thursday
Ipad
‘For the purpose of recognition, your contact will be reading a copy of the Times on his iPad.’
Remote
‘Just how remote is this remote cottage?’
Cavemen 2
Vultures
‘Is it a normal symptom of depression to be followed around by vultures?’
Nuclear
‘Can we forget the bedroom tax if I agree to store nuclear waste in there?’
Offer
Hatter
The Mad Hatter’s Ukip party
Streets
‘We’ve both walked the streets a bit; perhaps we should be allowed to run a police force.’
Interesting
Faust
‘You sold your soul but you don’t appear to have declared it, Mr Faust.’
Xtreme
‘Sorry, Barbara, but you know our motto: “Survival of the fittest”.’
Normans
‘Paxman can be very harsh if you give him a stupid answer.’
Father
‘Come quick! Your father’s in a good mood!’
Scare
Volunteer
‘I help the police with their enquiries.’
Looney
‘Oh no! Ukip are splitting the Loony vote!’
Letters | 21 February 2013
Benedictions Sir: John O’Sullivan’s summary of Pope Benedict XVI’s ‘extraordinary contribution’ to Catholic thought was masterful (‘Benedict’s reformation’, 16 February) — and how interesting that the Pontiff’s writings and speeches have helped create a new ‘Catholic atheist’ movement. It is a shame, however, that O’Sullivan didn’t mention another area in which Benedict has challenged western
Portrait of the week | 21 February 2013
Home Unemployment fell by 14,000 between August and November to 2.5 million, with the number in work rising by 154,000 to 29.7 million, meaning that 580,000 more people were in work than a year before. David Cameron toured India with an entourage of trade delegates. ‘Britain wants to be your partner of choice,’ he said.
Barometer | 21 February 2013
Dyeing and dying A teacher in Harrow complained to his MP that he had been banned from marking pupils’ work in red ink in case it upset them. Some origins of ink: Black Made from burned bones, tar and pitch in India by the 4th century BC. Made from soot in China by the 3rd