O Levels
Just mentioned your O Level in Mathematics? You’ve done more than announce your intellectual superiority…
Turkey Twizzlers
They were once ubiquitous, these spiralised sausages of suspicion. Then, overnight, they vanished. Could they make a triumphant return?
“Regular” stamps
Stamps have been the same for almost 200 years. Now, they’re changing.
By appointment to Her Majesty
The Queen liked your chocolate? Your tonic water? Your wallpaper? Ah, now you have to change the label.
Internal mail
Internal mail is now usually instant. In the past, it was decidedly slow and uncertain. That was part of its charm.
Vaccination centres
The vaccination rollout was a miracle. But even miracles are over sometimes.
Internet Explorer
June 2022. The day the browser died.
Postal orders
Postal orders, it turns out, are clinging on to life. The Night Mail, though? No.
European Health Insurance Card
Bye bye, EHIC. Hello, EHIC in disguise.
Luncheon Vouchers
A free lunch? Surely such a thing has never existed? Actually, for decades, in Britain, there was.
Master Mind
Colours? Codes? It’s Wordle! Except, I’ve seen this before…
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