Manky rats

‘What is so lovely is to see them fighting like manky rats in a sack’, said a tweet, referring to the UK government’s current efforts to explain last year’s Christmas parties. The government is getting progressively more mired in sleaze and scandal. Surely the vast majority of British voters can’t be satisfied with this shambles. I know we’re conditioned to be distracted by shiny new gadgets in the shops, and to waste energy vilifying refugees, but even the most entrenched Tory must see through this cretinous display by now.

Finally, a word about plugs. I discovered this beautiful contraption (shiny new gadget), which mitigates much faffing in Mozambique with adapters, USB leads, European sockets and British-bought electronics. However, don’t get me started on the unique South African socket, which is always ready to launch a surprise thwarting.