The Cornish Riviera

We watched this Poirot movie- Peril at End House- and they'd filmed it on the Cornish Riviera. I've never been to Cornwall. To judge from this, it doesn't look like it really belongs in England- or anywhere else for that matter; it's got a look all of its own. The rocky coves could be Mediterranean- at a pinch- but the foliage is darker and the light is richer. I wanted to jump in the car and drive down tout de suite.

Sir Menzies Campbell

So is it Ming or is it Ming-es?

We just heard a BBC journalist pronounce it both ways in the course of a single report.

He's the leader of a major political party and not even the experts know how to pronounce his name.