Dearest Gentle Reader, Monday has delivered a most extraordinary haul of intrigue - a rapper whose visa may not survive the week, a government that giveth with one hand and reduceth with the other, and physicians who have once again declined to show up for work. This Author has observations on all of it, and they are not entirely printable in polite company.

Dearest Gentle Reader, Storm Dave has made a thorough nuisance of himself across the Kingdom on this Easter Sunday, yet the weather is the least of our concerns - for a certain American provocateur threatens to descend upon the Capital this summer, and the corridors of power are distinctly unamused. Meanwhile, the Royal Family has braved the elements for chapel, a new Archbishop has delivered her first sermon, and the comedy industry has begged the government for money, which is, one must admit, the most British thing imaginable.

Dearest Gentle Reader, this Thursday brings a most extraordinary assortment of villainy, diplomatic hand-wringing, and at least one story involving luxury perfume purchased on borrowed virtue. This Author has raised both eyebrows and they have not yet returned to their natural position.