One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.[…]But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.

a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal

Union bashing and Union beatification, Hyper-taxation, Melanophobia (a new word coined for this occasion), and the creaking, groaning and crumbling[…]

column + -ar → columnar