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Lord Lindum’s Anus Mirabilis: A Christmas Confection by Ian Thomson *****

  "This book, Fiskerton, how’s one supposed to take it? It’s not really a diary, as it’s not about your life, is it, Fiskerton, which is hardly worth writing about? It’s not really satire, either, although there are some good barbs at the deserving, Matt Hancock, Prince Harry and   Princess Oprah, environmental protesters, the paucity of decent television, English football, and Doctrix Who. "Still, it’s entertaining stuff and several hours in gloomy November were relieved by reading it. Good wit, wordplay and invective are all too rare in these days of trying not to offend anyone – which, to my mind is the biggest reason for rocketing mental health issues. I mean, how can one put up with this nonsense without being drunk and/or schizophrenic? I suspect that’s why all the leaders are both.  "The good thing about humans and climate change is that the mouth will be one of the last things to go under, so there will be No Claret Left Behind!" This second romp for Lord