Was set to have a good day at the cricket. Thus far the main entertainment has come from Thomas Hayes… Tailenders Test Match Special

This account has brought me so much pure, silly joy over the years. As has Stuart Broad. His retirement leaves just one of my childhood team still playing and me weirdly emotional…

I reckon England have played approximately 2.5 truly bad days of cricket this test series and I have been present for 1.5 days of them. Officially retiring from the ballot for 2027.

This news just caused me to drop everything and panic-buy an unseemly number of their pasta bowls (unrivalled depth, prone to breakage by housemates).

Perhaps there is some logic to fault-based divorce after all #divorce #nofault

After watching probably the best half of rugby I’ve ever seen played by France / SA I’m going to give this a resounding no.

England being the only northern hemisphere team left in the tournament is the only evidence you need that the #RWC2023 draw is a shambles.

My 2023 resolution “out of office = (mostly) no access to internet” has once again delivered. 4,100m of altitude does wonders clearing the cobwebs…

You’ll hopefully walk away with answers to those queries, but you’ll definitely walk away with a QEB umbrella (seriously, please take one, I don’t want to carry any full boxes back…)

Spending my Saturday being reminded that there is a very real reason I avoided career choices involving hands-on skills. I’ll see everyone after I’ve emerged from this pile of wood in the New Year.

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About to embark on my annual battle through the shops after missing the present ordering deadline. Some Amazon packages snuck under the wire ordered directly to my parent’s home. My mother:

I joked with Joe Rainer about how glad I was the Supreme Court waited until just after I landed from holiday to hand this down. I’ve now barely managed to acclimatise before Michael Allum has published a (comprehensive) summary doing my homework for me!

This is extraordinary.

If you’re preparing for pupillage interviews this year do come along - if only to watch me back in the hot seat after 5 years and being reminded myself that interviews can be daunting!

We're all the better for having wonderful colleagues to bounce ideas off, and Harry Campbell is no exception. Very happy he is joining us today:- qeb.co.uk/barristers/har…

45 seconds per answer in this debate is just not enough to get a reasoned answer out…

Lost in the hubbub of the Euros on Wed is the fact that the last of my remaining teenage sporting heroes (now Andy Murray has quietly bowed out over the weekend) steps onto the pitch for the last time. Taking small comfort in the prospect of some excellent sports montages...

I will happy return the 100% refund on my ticket for today to the ECB if Stokes calls James Anderson back up to overtake Warne. How do I contact Ben Stokes to sort this out?

If you look very closely, you may be able to identify some of the very subtle differences between party conventions in the United States and party conferences in the United Kingdom.