universities 1
Edward II 1
Elizabeth II 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 diamond jubilee of 1, 2
Guardian article on 1, 2
“went bonkers” over corgis’ food 1
see also monarchy
Ellison, Jane 1
Elms, Mark 1, 2
Emberg, Bella 1
emigrating and happiness 1
Empire of the Sun 1
Endeavour 1
England soccer team 1, 2
English Heritage 1
English Tourist Board, see Visit England
Estinel, Martin 1
Eton College 1
Evans, Sir Richard 1
exercise, women’s attitude towards 1
Facebook: and anonymous messages 1
and food 1
fairytales 1
Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The, remake of 1
Fallon, Michael 1
fan fiction 1
Fantastic Four, The 1
Farage, Nigel 1, 2, 3 and “nasty party” image 1
Farmer, Colin 1
fashion: anti- 1
invoking, as marketing 1
Fawlty Towers 1
Ferguson, Niall 1
Ferrari, Nick 1
Figes, Orlando 1, 2
Financial Services Authority 1, 2
Findus, horse in lasagnes of 1, 2
Fish, Michael 1, 2
fish stocks 1
fitness (and lack of) 1, 2
Flintoff, Andrew 1
Flintstones, The 1, 2
food: and advertising 1, 2
budget 1
cereals 1
horse, not beef 1
and Michelin 1
and neo-Nazis 1
and social media 1
football, and colour of strip 1
Forth Bridge 1
Fournier, Mark 1
Fowler, Steve 1
Fox, Emilia 1
France, UK’s military agreements with 1
Frasier 1, 2
Freegard, Siobhan 1
Freud, Matthew 1
Full Monty, The 1
G, Ali 1
Gaddafi, Col. 1
Gangnam Style 1
Gant, Charles 1
Garfield, Andrew 1
Gascoigne, Paul 1
Gauthier, Alexandre 1
gay people: and B&B owners 1
and football 1
Markovic’s insults against 1
and marriage 1
Silvester’s insults against 1
general elections: 1992 1
1997 1
2010: Brown confirms date of 1
crises preceding 1
DM’s ludicrous predictions concerning 1
and leaders’ wives 1
leadership debates preceding 1
UKIP manifesto for 1
Genesis, Book of 1
Germany: and Hitler salute 1
post-WW 1 2
Gingritch, Callista 1
Gingritch, Newt, meretricious shittiness of 1, 2
Girlguiding UK 1
Glass, Ira 1
global financial crisis 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and bankers 1, 2
and silver linings 1
gold 1
Goldman Sachs 1, 2
Good Life restaurant 1
Google 1 Android OS of, new name for 1
“Don’t Be Evil” motto of 1
and poppies 1
tax avoidance by 1, 2
Google Street View 1
Goujon, Gilles 1
Gove, Michael 1, 2 and Bibles 1
and WW 1
grammar 1, 2 see also punctuation
Grant, Hugh 1
Gray, Andy 1
Grayling, Chris 1
Great British Bake-Off, The 1
Great Expectations 1
Griffin, Nick, crowd-pleasing bankruptcy of 1
Griffiths, Helen 1
Gruffalo, The 1
Guardian 1, 2, 3, 4 DM slated on website of 1
Guides, see Girlguiding UK
Guinness, Alec 1
Gulf of Mexico, oil spill in (Deepwater Horizon) 1, 2
Gyngell, Skye, annoyance at critical acclaim of 1
Hague, Fld Mshl Douglas 1
Halifax, Lord 1, 2, 3
Hall, Sir Peter 1
Hamill, Mark 1
Hamlet cigars 1
Hammond, Richard 1
Hare, David 1
Harris, Evan 1
Harry, Prince: party gear of 1
as TV-show idea 1
Harry Potter books/films 1
Hart, Miranda 1
hashtags 1
Hay Festival 1
Hayward, Tony 1
Heart Attack Grill 1
Heat 1
Henry IV of France 1
Henry VIII 1
Heroes 1
Heyhoe Flint, Rachael 1
Hill, Amanda 1
Hillsborough 1
history, teaching of 1
Hitler, Adolf 1 Tussauds likeness of 1
Hoddesdon 1
Hoffman, Dustin 1
Hollande, François, comic love life of 1
Holocaust Educational Trust 1
homelessness 1
Homes Under the Hammer 1
homophobia 1
horsemeat scandal, and why DM is glad it happened 1
Howe, Geoffrey 1
HS2 1
Huhne, Chris 1, 2
Humphrys, John 1, 2
Hunt, Jeremy 1, 2, 3
Hunt, Tristram 1
Hurley, Liz 1
Iceland (company) 1
Idle, Eric 1
Incredibles, The 1
India 1
Inspector Morse 1, 2
internet dating 1, 2
Iraq: invasion of 1 Chilcott Inquiry into 1
IT consultants, as TV-show idea 1
James Bond films 1, 2, 3 Casino Royale 1
Skyfall 1
Janner, Lord 1, 2
Jenkin, Bernard 1
Jif/Cif 1
Jodrell Bank 1
Johnson, Boris 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Jordan, Queen of 1
Jowell, Tessa 1, 2
Katz, Ian 1, 2
Kellogg’s 1
Kelly, Sir Christopher 1, 2
Kennedy, Charles 1
Kent, Clark 1
Richard Keys, inability to believe that women can understand the offside rule of 1
King, Ledley 1
King’s Speech, The 1
KitKat 1, 2 see also Google: Android OS of
Lagerling, John 1
Land Girls 1
Lange, Steffen 1, 2
Langfield, Joanna 1
Leicester City FC 1
Leicester, University of 1
Lewis 1, 2, 3
Lidl 1
Lineker, Gary 1
Lion Bar, retail backlash against fashion industry orchestrated by 1
Liverpool FC 1
Lobdell, Scott 1
Logan, Gaby 1
London Fashion Week 1
Lords, House of, as TV-show idea 1
Louis XIV 1, 2
Louis XVI 1
Lucas, George 1, 2, 3, 4
Lucasfilm 1
Lumley, Joanna 1
Lygo, Carl 1
Lyons, Sir Michael 1
McCluskey, Len 1
McDonald’s 1, 2
McGregor, Ewan 1
Macmillan, Margaret, discomfort with Michael Gove’s admiration of 1
Macpherson, Elle 1
Madame Tussauds, horrible use of language, high entrance fee and general disappointing nature of 1
Madness of King George, The 1
Magic Roundabout, The 1
Magnetar 1, 2
Major, John 1, 2
Manchester United FC 1
Mandelson, Lord 1
Marathon/Snickers 1
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley 1
marketing, see advertising and marketing
Markovic, Vlatko 1
Martin, Steve 1
Massey, Sian 1
Mastermind 1
Matrix, The 1
media: BBC knocked by 1, 2
conflict-obsessed 1
Met Office 1
Michelin stars 1
Midas, King 1
Miliband, David 1, 2
Miliband, Ed 1, 2 and platitudes over policies 1
and presentation skills 1
on Shapps 1
and something-for-nothing culture 1
Miller, Maria 1
Milligan, Spike 1
Mind 1
Minder 1
Mr T 1
Mitchell, Andrew 1, 2
Mo 1
Molotov’s Magic Lantern (Polonsky) 1
Mona Lisa 1, 2
monarchy 1, 2 see also Elizabeth II
money 1 as gold 1
Monocled Mutineer, The 1
Moore, Roger 1
Morgan, Nicky 1
Morrissey, Margaret 1
MPs: expenses fiddles of 1, 2, 3
salaries of 1
Mrs Brown 1
Mugabe, Robert, unfair aspersions cast on the punctuality of 1, 2
Mullin, Chris 1
Mumsnet 1
Muppet Show, The 1
Muppets, The 1
Murdoch, Rupert 1
Murphy, Eddie 1
Murray, Andy 1
My Family 1
Mystery Men 1
Napoleon I 1
National Crime Agency 1
National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, beef with Royal Mail of 1
National Health Service (NHS) 1 most efficient 1, 2
National Lottery 1
National Victims’ Association, Christmas party of 1
Nationwide 1
Nazis 1 and Cookie Monster 1
uniforms of 1, 2
neologisms, see words, new, favourite and not so favourite
Nestlé 1 and powdered milk 1
Netmums 1
New Statesman 1
New York Times 1
News of the World 1
Newsnight 1
Nighy, Bill 1
No Ordinary Family 1
Noor, Queen 1
Northern Rock 1
“Not in My Front Yard” campaign 1
Obama, Barack 1, 2 inauguration of 1
Obama, Michelle 1
Observer 1, 2, 3
Office, The 1
offside rule 1
Oh! What a Lovely War 1
O’Leary, Michael 1, 2
Olsen, Jimmy 1
Olympic Games 1 London (2012) 1
One Show, The 1
online reviews 1
Only Fools and Horses 1
Operation Yewtree 1
opinions 1
Orange 1
O’Rourke, Ray 1
Osborne, George 1, 2 blaming economic problems on snow 1
Our Friends in the North 1
Outnumbered 1, 2
Oxford English Dictionary 1
Panorama 1
Paralympics 1
Parents Outloud 1
Parsons, Nicholas, left on oil rig by Chinese 1
Patterson, James 1
Paxman, Jeremy 1, 2
Peep Show 1
Peppa Pig 1
Petersham Nurseries Cafe 1
Phantom Menace 1
Philpott, William 1
phone-hacking scandal 1
photography 1 and privacy 1
Pickles, Eric 1
Piss Christ 1
Player-Bishop, Jill 1
“Plebgate” 1, 2
Plymouth 1
pole-dancing 1
police: deteriorating public image of 1
and Hillsborough 1
and phone-hacking scandal 1
and “Plebgate” 1
and Tasers 1
Police Federation 1, 2, 3
political parties, funding of 1
politicians, and comedy 1
Polonsky, Rachel 1
Pontin’s 1, 2
poppies 1 sparkly 1
white 1
Pottermore.com 1, 2, 3
Premier League 1
Pride and Prejudice 1
private sector 1
punctuation 1, 2 apostrophes 1, 2, 3
Putin, Vladimir, similarity to Peter Ebdon of 1
Queen, The 1
Queen’s English Society 1
Rainbow 1
Ramsay, Gordon 1, 2
Rantzen, Esther 1
rebranding 1 of cattle 1
of government departments 1
of products 1
Reeves, Rachel 1, 2
Reggie Perrin 1
Reitemeier, Bob 1
religion: and art 1
display of symbols of 1
research 1
Research Excellence Framework 1, 2
Responsibility Deal 1, 2
Return of the Jedi 1, 2
Richard II 1
Richard III 1
Richard, Cliff 1
Robinson, Tony 1
Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) 1 as TV-show idea 1
Romney, Ann 1
Rooney, Wayne 1, 2, 3
Ross, Jonathan 1, 2
Rowling, JK 1, 2
Royal Bank of Scotland 1, 2
Royal Mail 1, 2
Rumpole stories 1
RuPaul’s Drag Race 1
Ryanair 1, 2
Saatchi, Charles 1, 2
“Sachsgate” 1
Salisbury, Lord 1
same-sex marriage 1
Samuel Johnson Prize 1
Santorum, Karen 1
Savile, Jimmy 1
School of Saatchi 1
Scott, Andrew 1
Scouts 1
Sellers, Peter 1
Sergeant, John 1
Serrano, Andres 1, 2
Service, Robert 1
Sesame Street 1
Sewell, Brian, horror at artistic success of Al-Qaida of 1
Shakespeare, William 1, 2
Shapps, Grant 1
Sheffield, Prof. Gary 1
Sherlock Holmes stories 1, 2, 3
Silvester, David 1, 2
Simpsons, The 1, 2
Smith, Maggie 1
Snakes, horrible but more important than apostrophes 1, 2
Snickers/Marathon 1
Snow, Peter 1
social media, food on 1
Somme, Battle of the 1, 2, 3
Soubry, Anna 1
Spelthorne Business Forum 1
sphincteral cleanliness 1
Spider-Man 1
Sport Relief 1, 2
Staines 1
Star Wars 1, 2 and Disney 1, 2, 3
Phantom Menace 1
Return of the Jedi 1, 2
Starck, Philippe 1, 2
Stephenson, Sir Paul 1
Stirk, Chris 1
Stoppard, Tom 1
Stott, Ken 1
Straw, Jack 1, 2
Strictly Come Dancing 1 Halloween-themed edition of 1
students 1
Sugar, Sir Alan (later Lord) 1
Summerscale, Kate 1
Sun, The 1, 2
superheroes 1 in film 1
Superman 1, 2
Superman: Man of Steel 1
supermarkets, and sweets at checkouts 1
Suspicions of Mr Whicher, The (Summerscale) 1
Sutcliffe, Gerry, crap remark of 1
Tardis 1, 2
Tasers 1
teaching: of history 1
and pay 1, 2
television: children’s 1
daytime 1
Paxman’s disdain for watching 1
sequels and remakes on 1
see also BBC; individual programme titles
telomeres, incomprehensible nature of 1
10 O’Clock Live 1
Tesco, disinclination to be perpetually associated with the word ‘horse’ of 1
> Thatcher, Margaret 1, 2
This American Life 1
Thompson, Mark 1
Thompson, Richard 1
Times, The 1, 2, 3, 4
Today 1
Tomkinson, Dr Grant 1
toothpaste, attempts to make less boring 1
Torode, John 1
Toto, anal designs of 1
Trading Places 1
Tribick, Alex 1
Trident 1
Trimingham, Carina 1
Tudors, The 1
Turner Prize 1
Twitter: and anonymous messages 1
DM slated on 1
and food 1
Katz’s message on 1
Ukip 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Uncle Vanya (Chekhov) 1
Unesco 1
universities: for-profit 1
students’ complaints against 1
valve decisions 1
Vicky Cristina Barcelona 1
Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) 1
Victoria, Queen 1
Virgo, John tearfulness at fictional death of Peter Ebdon of 1
Visit England 1
Walsh, Fergus 1
Walsh, Louis, waggling mouth, sparkly poppy and fucking shirt of 1
Warne, Shane 1
Warwick, Diana 1
Watercolour Challenge 1
Watson, James D. 1
weather forecasters 1
Webb, Robert – yes Rob, you get mentioned! But not as much as Nick Clegg, I’m afraid. 1
Weight Watchers 1, 2
West Country 1
West, Kanye 1
West Midlands, desire to evacuate of 1
WH Smith, David Cameron’s incomprehension of the business model of 1
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