This is cheap and nasty, and unbefitting of the new trains on which it is served, and the quality of service that your onboard staff are capable of providing.

It has a use by date of July 2028. That is not a typo. Your services run directly to the home of Red Leicester, Sage Derby and the only three counties in the world that can make Stilton. Avanti and LNER both manage to serve route-specific, local fare.

Hello @EastMidRailway - in the spirit of constructive feedback on this new ploughman’s lunch that has been “thoughtfully curated to include some British classics”, please ditch the awful “Creamy Cheese”, manufactured by a Spanish company based roughly 1,400 miles from your HQ.

Not a full @pipdunn travel review, but first impressions of @EastMidRailway Aurora: glides along nicely, WiFi loads better, but my God the seats. How much learning was there from IEP and other procurement not to end up with the “I’ve sat on more comfortable park benches” feeling?

Seriously unimpressed with the service from @TalkTalk this morning after a family member had their email hacked. Email address currently being used to induce fraudulent activity and its “computer says no” at TalkTalk apparently.

Splendid morning in Bruges and hard to decide which of the windows was best as I educated the family on great comedy of the early 2000’s (thank you, @domjoly).

Get well soon @fredmacaulay - news I greeted with a heartfelt “f*****’ booooooo” when I heard it.

Leisurely morning catching up with the latest @Natures_Voice magazine and @benandrewphotos superb photos, and wander into @downingcollege to find this waiting for me. Clearly meant to be!

The @DerbysWildlife reserve at Willington Wetlands was a joy today - over 20 different species of bird enjoying the spring sunshine.

Some quality views and quality beer as well. Brilliant away day.

Think I counted over 20 Capital Rams in Plymouth today - great turnout.

All player interviews should take place in front of jubilant away supporters. Hope @domjdietrich and @Ed__Dawes enjoyed that as much as we did! What a day.

Strong Channel 9 News vibes on the M5 today, @monstroso. Meteorologicos!

Either we’ve got a really exciting new manager lined up and ready to go right away, or this is a clown show for the ages from #DCFC. Let’s see. I struggle to see another option having let Warne do yesterday’s press conference and with tomorrow’s match so close.

An optimum visitor experience with pleasing range of audio-visual stimulation, as Ron might have said. @F1MikaHakkinen’s McLaren still looks fast. Just need a @TheBishF1 editorial and @PeterDWindsor race report and I’d be transported back 25 years.

This now becomes my all-time favourite New Statesman piece and the only one ever to have caused me to laugh out loud on the Northern Line…

Well done @derbymuseums and @DerbyCAMRA - @DerbyCAMRAFest was excellent. Great venue, and great selection of beers.

Built, not build. I’m not paying this hellsite for Premium to edit this. Did I tell you how good Oxford’s beer scene was…?

Oxford’s beer scene: quite superb, as always. Oxford United’s ground: quite challengingly located, as always, and I say that as a supporter of a club who build their new (then) ground on a disused railway works. Up the Rams!

God knows if there is any good that can come from ‘X’ these days let it be an applause for Andy Robus on Saturday. This news hit us all so hard this week. He’s up there now with a pint of Harvey’s Sussex Best, having a chat with any Rams fan he can find - and find them he shall.