Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Fourteen
Monday Good morning, my friends. Today is a bit different, it is foggy! I do not think I have reported it being foggy in London since I started writing this diary, but it is not [more…]
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Democracy
Gorton & Denton By-election: The Constituency
Last time, we looked at the three serious candidates in the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election: representing the Greens, Labour and Reform UK. This time, we will look at the constituency. Part of it lies [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 12th February 2026 The Panel: Luke Pollard (Labour) Ben Spencer (Conservative) Ellie Chowns (Green Party) Nadine Dorries (Columnist and author) Venue: Bristol Last week on Question Time, we decided that Labour panellist Emma [more…]
Democracy
Gorton & Denton Runners & Riders
The Gorton and Denton by-election, to be held on Thursday, 26 February, was triggered by the resignation of Labour MP Andrew Gwynne who stepped down for health reasons aggravated by the fallout from messages contained [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 5th February 2026 The Panel: Emma Reynolds (Labour) Julia Lopez (Conservative) Munira Wilson (Lib Dem) Zia Yusuf (Reform UK) Oli Dugmore (Journalist and Broadcaster) Venue: Dorking ‘Wandering around the battlefield looking for someone [more…]
America
The Shame of Our Cities, Part Two
Looting, pillage, theft, billions in disbursements, all on the honour system We are all Somalis now In Minnesota, the bear hug of American liberal virtue, with its self-congratulatory sense of generosity and its lack of [more…]
Authoritarianism
Breaking: Another Defector to Reform
Clacton. This Saturday afternoon. A beaming Nigel Farage introduces to a rapturous Reform UK audience the latest high-profile right-winger to defect to their party. Following in the footsteps of Nadhim Zahawi, Robert Jenrick and Suella [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time January 29th 2026 The Panel: Douglas Alexander (Labour) James Cartlidge (Conservative) Jo Grady (University And College Union) Konstantin Kisin (Commentator & podcaster) Venue: King’s Lynn Son of a doctor and a Church of [more…]
America
Land Grab or Business as Usual, Part Two
1867 & After the War The United States has made several historic attempts to buy Greenland, reflecting its long-standing strategic interest in the world’s largest island. Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of [more…]