Bob’s your uncle

British Foreign Office buildings in Baghdad are all called Bob, it was revealed this week. In language reminiscent of the classic TV sitcom Dad’s Army, a London civil servant told BD that Bob stands for British Office Baghdad, and there are four such facilities, distinguished simply by the addition of ...

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