Toby Atkin-Wright

Catching up with Great British Railway Journeys. We’re about halfway through this year’s series, with plenty more episodes recorded on the satellite box, ready to watch.

While watching the first series, in January last year, I wondered whether we were watching the television programme of the year. And this second series is just as good. Portillo has an infectious enthusiasm for the railways, for the history, and for the technology. A fine presenter.

I hope there will be another series next year.

Catching up with Great British Railway Journeys. We’re about halfway through this year’s series, with plenty more episodes recorded on the satellite box, ready to watch.

While watching the first series, in January last year, I wondered whether we were watching the television programme of the year. And this second series is just as good. Portillo has an infectious enthusiasm for the railways, for the history, and for the technology. A fine presenter.

I hope there will be another series next year.

Barr’s are dropping Diet Irn Bru — in a rebranding exercise, it is going to called Sugar-Free Irn Bru. As with many of the juices on supermarket shelves, the word “diet” is viewed as old-fashioned, and the phrase “no added sugar” has taken its place. Which makes some sense, but it does mean that we’re defining the drink in terms of the one thing that it doesn’t contain.

Similarly, the vegetarian breakfast at Morrisons café is called a Meat Free Platter. The only mixed breakfast on their menu that doesn’t contain meat is the only one with “meat” in its name.

It seems a bit backwards.

Barr’s are dropping Diet Irn Bru — in a rebranding exercise, it is going to called Sugar-Free Irn Bru. As with many of the juices on supermarket shelves, the word “diet” is viewed as old-fashioned, and the phrase “no added sugar” has taken its place. Which makes some sense, but it does mean that we’re defining the drink in terms of the one thing that it doesn’t contain.

Similarly, the vegetarian breakfast at Morrisons café is called a Meat Free Platter. The only mixed breakfast on their menu that doesn’t contain meat is the only one with “meat” in its name.

It seems a bit backwards.