Appetite For Distraction

Yes, I know Game of Thrones is ludicrous. Laughably, violently ludicrous - and you should still watch it

I’ve spent a reasonable amount of time this past week talking about Game of Thrones to people who’ve never seen Game of Thrones. It’s an unavoidable topic, really, as it hurtles towards its conclusion tonight, and even the dogs in the street are stopping mid-piddle to enquire of each other, “Hullo, woof. Have you seen the latest episode? Woof. Sausages.”

And so it happened that after last week’s penultimate offering – which I ...