Lavender gin is a definite no. What was I thinking of???

Most overused word of the day: “febrile”.

Andrea Leadsom describes the Tory party as “a party acting in the national interest”. #jokeoftheday

I’ve had this strange feeling that something is missing from my life & now I know what it is: no Austin @PatrickIsOnline video for a month! The withdrawal symptoms are just too awful to describe ...

To celebrate the release of #PostcardsFromLondon in select cinemas tomorrow, we're giving away a poster signed by Harris Dickinson and director Steve McLean. Simply RT to enter. [Ends Nov 30 at 23.59).

Average UK household debt now stands at record £15,400 theguardian.com/business/2019/…

Three years ... and I miss him still.

I’ve voted for Backlisted Podcast in the britishpodcastawards.com/vote #BritishPodcastAwards. My favourite podcast by miles. My favourite episode this year: Angus Wilson’s Hemlock & After. I was thrilled to hear one of my favourite authors get the recognition he deserves.

MPs are supposed to be servants of the people. Rt Hon Nadine Dorries should have the courtesy to respond to her constituent.

I've suggested Shedunnit as one of my favourite podcasts this year: podfollow.com/1439204048 Suggest yours at greatbritishpodcasts.com! via Great British Podcasts Shedunnit

Thank you GWR. Poor advice from your staff at Paddington means that I will arrive too late to vote tonight. Sorry Max Wilkinson MP - I hope you haven’t lost too many votes as a result of the travel chaos tonight.

So I have completed A Dance to the Music of Time, after reading one volume a month for the last 12 months. Thanks Backlisted Podcast for prompting me to read it at last; it was definitely one of the highlights of my reading year.

#StopAsianHate I’m ashamed of the hate that Asian people experience in my country. This has to stop. Call racism out. Spread this message. Ask your Asian friends how you can help.

Look what arrived in the post today 😄 Shedunnit

The Dorchester is owned by the Brunei Investment Agency. Since 2014 George Clooney, Stephen Fry, Elton John & others have boycotted it & called on others to do so following the introduction of Sharia law in Brunei, which includes death by stoning for homosexuality. #MasterChef

@DustinKloeppel Aw, you poor thing! 😔😔. D x

@DustinKloeppel Aw. I am missing your vids, Dustin. 😔😘. D x

And lo! The Tories did conjure up the magic money tree to shower gifts on their homophobic, anti-choice, climate change denying friends

The British Airways Club Europe experience: queuing to wait for the lounge to open.