20th Century
Remembering
As Puffins may already know, it was my birthday last week. The hints were heavy and even segued into a review of French New Wave cinema – like me, a conveniently early 1960s phenomenon. Thank [more…]
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Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 5th November 2026 The Panel: Lucy Powell (Labour) Luke Evans (Conservative) Paul Nowak (TUC) Tim Stanley (Columnist) John Amaechi (Psychologist and ex-NBA star) Venue: Liverpool The Trump Derangement Syndrome is off the scale. [more…]
Arts
Postcard From The Moon
The Puffin is a well-travelled bird, although a trip to the moon might be beyond even the most enthusiastic non-reader of articles and comments. Fear not, the moon might be coming to you. The Museum [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 29th October 2026 The Panel: Emma Reynolds (Labour) James Cartlidge (Conservative) Daisy Cooper (LibDem) Zia Yusuf (Reform UK) Alastair Campbell (Podcaster) Venue: Warwick Alistair Campbell is plugging his latest book, released on the [more…]
20th Century
From Then To Now
Late autumn 1962 was good to culture. The first James Bond film opened in London on 5 October. The French New Wave was at its height with the release of Cléo de 5 à 7 [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 22nd October 2026 The Panel: Wes Streeting (Labour) Tom Tugendhat (Conservative) Ellie Chowns (The Green Party) Stephanie Flanders (Journalist) Geoff Norcott (Comedian) Venue: Scunthorpe Since leaving Cambridge (Selwyn College, History), Wesley Streeting has [more…]
20th Century
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 15th October 2026 The Panel: Stephen Kinnock (Labour) Mims Davies (Conservative) James Evans (Reform UK) Delyth Jewell (Plaid Cymru) George Monbiot (Writer & commentator) Venue: Brecon Stephen Kinnock is a hereditary trougher. The [more…]
Democracy
Burnham’s National Care Scam
At the Labour Party conference, Andy Burnham proposed changing the state pension triple lock from 2030, while keeping it unchanged for the rest of the current Parliament. The existing system guarantees annual increases based on [more…]