The Privy Counsel (A Bog Blog)

We like, at the Privy Counsel, to be seen as competent people. When you are a self-professed intellectual, you set your standards high. As ...

We are not fond, as regular readers are aware, of religion at the Privy Counsel. We do however like churches, provided they are old and of...

YES! That is right - that is indeed the scent of bird cherry in full bloom! As regular readers are aware, we have a thing about bir...

Editor's note, 1 January 2022 It happens that one, on obtaining new information, changes one's opinion on things. This has happened...

When you have spent all your money on books and are living on oatmeal and odd-tasting budget-brand peanuts from last June, you discover a n...

Did you hear that? That was the sound of us exhaling, immediately followed by the sound of us glugging wine in an unrestrained manner. As...

We've all had them - those days when you're not paying attention and suddenly find that you have accidentally grossly insulted some...