Real life

My pony has an astonishing digestive system

1 April 2023 9:00 am

The pony grabbed the bag of carrots and ran across the field with it in her mouth, tail in the…

The builder boyfriend is no figment of my imagination

25 March 2023 9:00 am

The lady who walks her dog past my horses every day was obviously eager to tell me something. I have…

The rise of the village poo-painters

18 March 2023 9:00 am

After they banned horses from the village green and surrounding common land, I set about trying to find out why,…

The case against a cashless society

11 March 2023 9:00 am

‘We don’t take cash,’ said the boy behind the counter in Pret after I tried to hand him a £5…

Real life

4 March 2023 9:00 am

The limits of left-wing inclusivity

25 February 2023 9:00 am

When we put the house on the market, my environmentally conscious neighbours disappeared on a holiday so long I asked…

My eight-year campaign to cancel my mobile phone contract

18 February 2023 9:00 am

The man in the phone shop greeted me with what I presume is a look specifically designed and reserved for…

Real life

11 February 2023 9:00 am

Driving through the road widening works at junction ten, I noticed a horse being ridden down a muddy passageway that…

Real life

4 February 2023 9:00 am

The rise of the johnny-come-lately anti-vaxxer

28 January 2023 9:00 am

‘No way am I having it now,’ said a friend, as she insisted on discussing the latest scare stories. And…

Our toxic relationship with the NHS

18 January 2023 10:00 pm

The nurse fixed me with a disapproving stare: ‘Why is there such a gap between these prescriptions?’ I had gone…

Hostage drama at the village hairdresser

10 December 2022 9:00 am

‘Then I got taken hostage in Iran,’ said the lady sitting next to me in the hairdresser’s as she was…

Why you should ask to see your pet’s medical notes

26 November 2022 9:00 am

‘Notice from your vets’ said the email subject. I clicked and there was a letter telling me that my vet…

I have been locked out of my pension

12 November 2022 9:00 am

With only five to ten more years to work out how to log in to my pension plan I need…

My battle with British Gas

29 October 2022 9:00 am

By the time I got through to someone at British Gas to complain about them holding £491 of my money…

Wanted: a trap for a happy mouse

22 October 2022 9:00 am

‘Excuse me, I’m looking for something to catch a mouse that won’t cause it any distress,’ said the young chap…

Me and the builder boyfriend are going to go without hot water

15 October 2022 9:00 am

‘I’d like my money back please’ was what I was waiting to tell British Gas, if they ever stopped the…

British Gas has turned the builder boyfriend into a socialist

8 October 2022 9:00 am

A cleverly worded email has arrived from British Gas to explain why, despite the Prime Minister’s announcement, my gas and…

AA only admits the right sort of alcoholics

1 October 2022 9:00 am

The support group groupies have issued another ban. They have attempted to slap an exclusion order on another long-standing member,…