The Plashing Vole

It has been an…interesting week. I've been marking essays (some astonishingly brilliant, others 'requiring improvement'), teachi...

I have had a refreshing break from blogging. No, let's rephrase that: I've had a break from blogging, so that I can fit in all the o...

Good afternoon all. I'm about to leave the office for 11 days. I've emptied the bins of all the rotting confectionery, fed Toby the...

OK, seeing as all the posh newspapers do it, here's a semi-comprehensive list of all the books I've bought this year (in reverse ord...