Beware the TV bookshelf backdropSince the arrival of Covid we have been accustomed to watching television programmes with pundits, politicians and celebrities interviewed in their homes, invariably with bookcases being the backdrop of choice. But it is the toilet brushes being raised with commendable symbolic fervour that have caught the eye. It has been prompted by allegations that President Vladimir Putin owns a huge palace on the Black Sea, which reportedly includes expensive gold-plated toilet brushes. It never crossed my mind that gold-plated toilet brushes even existed and I suspect the local 7-Eleven is not exactly overflowing with them. Alas I can't recall if the toilet brushes were gold plated.

Source: Bangkok Post February 14, 2021 00:45 UTC