But then, I grew up in Kent. Can well believe a less Tory area would have been more sane.

That's not quite how I remember it. I was a teen in music rehearsals all that day - the conductor lit a candle on the piano. I was telling my friends how weird it all was, and then was totally thrown when they wanted to write condolences messages to Williams and Harry at lunch time.

See also their tweets about Gaza, immigration and how charming Rod Liddle was.

Absolutely. And the whole one day opening in Jan was the worst of all the possibilities. Everything at the last minute, no forward planning done at all. Schools were very badly treated!

Yes. Also, don't leave lockdown until the absolute last minute which creates the need for longer, harsher lockdowns!

I think the absolutism is discussing "school closure" as a single yes vs no concept. I think schools locked down far too much, but that's because they left it too late which necessitated longer, harsher lockdowns.

Thank you for this. I have been reducing my family's animal-product consumption, and the balance of ethics and nutrition is tough with children, esp with a coeliac to cook for. But things like this convince me it is worthwhile. 💪🏻

I think FD is posting as a fan of the classics, not as a fan of Nolan. He *is* one of those academics.

💯. Mean and boring.

They did, but the dictionaries have all been captured by the powerful trans lobby 😔.

I am going to peer review your comment. 👍🏻

Yes! There is no rule! Plus, blackbird being a compound noun doesn't stop black being an adjective!

Her and David Walliams are the only children's writers that I loathed reading out loud. So boring. I delegated to Stephen Fry pretty quick.

Hah, I did not know that! 💕

I worry that everyone liking this skeet might have missed that a globally best-selling writer is so transphobic that she's forgotten how adjectives work.

(When I see people write "trans woman" without the space, it makes me think of "transatlantic" or "transparent". It's a very silly dog whistle.)