On a train: 'The doctor's worried about my liver, got to have a liver test' [friend passed them a can of premixed Pornstar Martini] 'oh, thanks'.

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I think one thing about Truss that's tricky to appreciate as a Brit is how she's become a sort of international byword for fiscal indiscipline. You haven't lived until you've heard a Romanian central banker warn against promising tax cuts in election campaigns by invoking her name

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Signs that the Church of England is still not inclusive: I cannot fill out the online form for my entry in Crockford’s as a General Synod member because it requires me to list degrees I do not possess

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So not in mice, then?

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Just me. Told by my doc I'd be anaesthetised for carpal tunnel. Public hosp in Melb said no, when I was gowned up. I baulked (previous bad experience). They then did knock me out, but not enough. Woke up 5 times under blue sheet, including pain 1st time. Was yelled at to stay still! 1)

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