The Plastic Mancunian

I was going to post a short work of fiction, a scary tale in preparation for Hallowe’en – but then I thought to myself, why? I hate Hallowe’...

I have just broken some horrifying news to Mrs PM. Jasper, the biggest of our cats, is actually a little too big. A few months ago, Jasper w...

I’m on a roll now. Not content with laughing at mad place names in Britain and America, I can now reveal to you that those lovely Pommie-bas...

I have an announcement to make: Americans also have a sense of humour. I didn’t doubt this for an instant because some of my favourite comed...

What makes a man a man? How do men believe that they should behave? How do women think that men should behave? Why don’t I stop asking stupi...

One of the millions of things I love about Britain and British people is our uncanny ability to laugh at ourselves and our surroundings. We ...

Today’s post is a minor diversion from my usual inane mutterings. I’ve been reading a lot of blogs recently where people elucidate their fee...