The Sybarite

Lover of fine things. St Andrews graduate. Gin enthusiast. Sometime Tudor monastic historian and writer on politics, drink, clothes and other things. Views own.

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This made me cry with laughter. So brilliantly written. https://t.co/GEiEkRklJN

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@Lucy_Worsley You see, the problem is, I am an introvert who hates party games (though board games are permissible). But I do like parties eventually (but haven’t really tried any since I gave up drinking). What to do, fair Lucy, what to do?

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Clearly for Toynbee “right-wing” is a synonym not just for “bad” but for “evil”. The most extraordinary bile-ridden attack. Fortunately I don’t think many people outside the liberal-elite bubble take her very seriously; too predictable and too preachy, not to mention hypocritical

[Guardian politics @GdnPolitics]

Polly Toynbee tells George Osborne he was most rightwing chancellor ever – video https://t.co/NtgkN5LTil

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https://t.co/HdlMYE8vFT Oh dear oh dear. Will heads roll?

[James Bond Maps & Things @BondMaps]

I didn't realise that #JamesBond eats eggs in every Ian Fleming novel (but not all short stories). Here are the number of times Bond eats eggs by novel and type of dish. #WorldEggDay

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An island apart: the inside story of how the Foreign Office is failing to prepare for Brexit https://t.co/2oWYTYdbHp via @prospect_uk Damning but insightful.

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Is it in fact physically possible for a man to do the hoovering without singing “I Want To Break Free?” Asking for a friend. #foreverfreddie

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@Iainmclean59 Hi, left-field question: were mum and dad Jean and Robert McLean from Motherwell/Wishart, by any chance?

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Well, no-one is emerging yet from #ConservativeConference2018 as obvious future leader material. Still not convinced by @BorisJohnson

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It seems Judge #Kavanaugh is at his worst when cornered. Seems to think that angry defiance and rank self-pity are the way forward.

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Reading a novel set in pre-WW2 Paris, it’s difficult not to crave a large cognac and a Gauloise. Damn you, Alan Furst.

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Hard to see #Kavanaugh surviving this. Do the facts matter? Globally, ethically, yes. Politically? Not really. He *looks* guilty.

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@Anna_Soubry Can you not see how bad this looks? The Establishment putting the referendum question again because the people got it ‘wrong’?

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There is a backbench Labour MP deemed by the police to require as much protection as the Home Secretary. How did our politics become that?

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@AdamBrookesWord Just finished Spy Games; very impressive. Will now go back to Night Heron. Disappointed the Mangan books just a trilogy!

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Divine bacon and haggis roll for breakfast at Soutra Coffee Shop (@Carfraemill) this morning. Really set me up for a long drive.

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@AnnCleeves Hadn’t realised that Wild Fire is your last Shetland book. Look forward to seeing how things pan out for Jimmy and Willow.

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@jacksonlambed Just finished “Slow Horses”. Brilliant: funny, taut, pacy, clever. Forcing myself not to gorge on all the other books at once

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@TMLoganAuthor Just finished Lies; read it cover to cover in a day. Gripping stuff, with a clever twist. Thank you!

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Don’t know why @AnnCleeves but I can’t shake the mental image of Jimmy Perez looking like @jayrayner1 - did you have a picture in mind?