Jason Hazeley

* I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this book. *

It was inevitable that the COVID-19 epidemic would eventually be satirised, and we all need a belly laugh or two about now.

Jason Hazeley's book is a brief and helpful guide from Sir Clement Apricot-Wilson of the Department of Unforeseen Circumstances, on how the British people should conduct themselves during the COVID lockdowns. Important topics such as working from home, personal hygiene and keeping your children under some semblance of control are covered. There are helpful lists of dos and don'ts. If the British people are prepared to follow Sir Clement's strictures then they may get through this dark time relatively unscathed. Or not.… (mere)

An alternative tour of Britain from the people who brought you The Framley Examiner.

Forget theme parks. Forget the giants of the museum and gallery world. Get yourself out to some of the quirkier attractions the UK has to offer.

Apart from the ones that closed in the 17 years since this book was published.

I'd visited 9 of the 42 places in this book. I've got another four added to my list of places to go out of my way to visit, and some that I might visit if ever in their neck of the woods.… (mere)