Gin and Oyster Cards

One possibly unconsidered consequence of Mayor Bozza's attention-grabbing ban on drinking on the Tube will mean the end of the great Circle Line Party . (For those of you who don't know this involves commandeering a carriage or several on a Circle Line train and holding a party, as the train chunters round and round). There will be a final send off this Saturday, all you need is an oyster card, natty threads and a flask:
Here's the blurb:
"A dapperly dressed, terribly civilised, gin-soaked drinks party on the Circle Line, before BoJo bans us from drinking on public transport. Let's demonstrate how civilised and social drinking really is."
Boo to Boris, say I.

Web exclusive: Drinking with Kingsley Amis

Ok, so not really drinking with Kingsley Amis, but we do have New Humanist regular Toby Saul's humorous look at inebriation, assisted by a copy of upcoming collection Everyday Drinking: The Distilled Kingsley Amis.

The great novelist is often remembered for his drinking and, as Toby finds, he deserves equally to be remembered for his writing on drinking. Anyone who spent a significant amount of time writing columns on boozing for national newspapers gets our vote – perhaps it's time health conscious editors looked back on the example set by Amis and appointed a new generation of drink correspondents?

Here in the office we're enjoying reading about Amis's alco-journalism – for more great examples have a look at Alexander Waugh's review of Everyday Drinking on Book Forum.