Travel & Transport
English spring travel puts cheese on the timetable
English spring travel has unveiled museums, festivals and a cheese train, finally giving the nation a reason to pack an emergency cracker.
Hedgewick Thistleton
A self-proclaimed horticultural sovereign, Hedgewick once attempted to broker a peace treaty between the Flowerbed Federation and the Weed Uprising of '23. He spends his days dictating new lawn ordinances from his stately compost heap and has an unshakable belief that the squirrels are spying on him.
Business & Economy
Gilt Repo Market Seeks Resilience, Finds a Cushion
The Bank of England is considering ways to strengthen the gilt repo market, while one bond requests a cushion and a little professional respect.
Science & Technology
Fishing Rules Ask the Logbook To Develop Sea Legs
New fishing reporting rules arrive in EU waters, while a blank logbook develops an alarming sense of command.
UK Politics & Public Life
Government Cyber Action Plan asks public passwords to grow up
The Government Cyber Action Plan promises stronger public services, beginning with the revolutionary idea that Password is not a personality.
Culture & Entertainment
Treasury Bill Market Consultation Gives Paper a Lanyard
Treasury bill market consultation opens, while fictional folded paper tries to chair liquidity.
Sport
Court Holiday Opening Times Give the Calendar a Wig
Court holiday opening times set practical dates, while a fictional desk calendar tries to take the bench.
World
New Year Message Gives the Progress Folder a Map
A New Year message meets a fictional progress folder, map and chart that all want a meeting.
Health & Lifestyle
Online GP access gives Britain a login to the waiting room
Online GP access now covers almost every English practice, giving patients a digital route to care and the telephone queue a chance to become mysterious elsewhere.
Travel & Transport
Boxing Day Swimmers Give the Lifebuoy a Lanyard
Boxing Day swimmers meet a water policy folder, a miniature shoreline and a lifebuoy seeking a speaking slot.
Business & Economy
Street Sweeping Robots Meet Britain’s Clipboard State
Britain is trialling street sweeping robots while cutting red tape that might require the broom to have a strategy.