Leaning or lending?

With the Autumn Statement due later today, the BBC has me wondering whether the Chancellor is planning on lending a bit of cash to Teresa or whether he expects her to cough up a little extra.

Prudence required

If I'd received this email from The Times I'd consider it impersonal and rude, especially as it knows who I am through my membership number.

But when it's sent to a lovely older lady like Joan C, well it sounds downright patronising.

Would you like sugar with that, dear?

Charlie girl

Jon C spotted this caption on the Sunday Times website this weekend.

Presumably after the cord had been cut.

Anyway, it's good to know that Cat and Billy Windsor have named their daughter after their favourite TV character.

Quite the role model.