Well, this is a painful admission.

The onesie. Is there a less attractive, more risible article of clothing for a person to wear? Possibly the fursuit, but according to UN mandate furries no longer count as people and can be humanely culled so they're a special case.

For a long time now, raggedyman has been trying to convince me of the merits of the onesie. They're practical, comfortable and attractive, he told me whilst wearing something that made him look like a member of the Idaho militia in a romper suit. Obviously I didn't believe him, because the evidence to the contrary was staring me in the face (as it were). As he sprawled - legs akimbo - on my settee, bedecked in some fluffy camouflage monstrosity which displayed to the world his unbeguiling curves and bulges in horrifying clarity, it never occurred to me that I might change my mind.

But, in a shocking reversal, I've got to admit: Andy was right. Onesies are indeed fashionable and attractive articles of clothing, and every true Briton should wear one. The thing which has convinced me?

Winston Churchill used to wear them. I'm not joking:



I suppose I'll have to buy one now. I wonder if they do them at Gieves & Hawkes?

Happy Thatcher Day!

I just discovered that every year, the 10th of January is celebrated as a public holiday in the Falklands and known as Margaret Thatcher Day.

A fine tradition. We should introduce it here.