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Postcard from Lille Part 53

29th February 2020 Always Worth Saying 3279 Comments

The road took the route of least resistance. It followed the coast to the nearest sizeable town and then swung inland, following rivers and valleys into the interior. The dropping tide lapped the edge of [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

28th February 2020 Always Worth Saying 4335 Comments

Question Time 27th February 2020 Panel: Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) Jon Ashworth (Labour) Alison Phillips (Daily Mirror) Ayesha Vardag (Divorce Lawyer) John Bird (Founder of The Big Issue) Venue: Middlesborough The Question Time community was rocked [more…]

Postcard from Lille Part 52

22nd February 2020 Always Worth Saying 3279 Comments

If you still need proof of the existence of God through nature then take the bus, jeepney and pedicar as far as you can. When the way gets too steep for the pedicar cyclist, alight [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

21st February 2020 Always Worth Saying 3146 Comments

Question Time 20th February 2020 Panel: George Eustice (Conservative) Alison McGovern (Labour) Howard Davies (Economist) Ash Sarkar (Journalist) Michael Portillo (Broadcaster) Venue: Weymouth If you think that your humble reviewer was bitter and twisted about [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 51

15th February 2020 Always Worth Saying 4296 Comments

I’m in my room, above my ‘Anglo Philippine’ office, in the Durian building in Davao City, in the wild south of the Philippine Islands. It is siesta time and I’ve been interrupted again, despite barricading [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

14th February 2020 Always Worth Saying 3818 Comments

Question Time 13th February 2020 Panel: Tom Tugendhat (Conservative) Ian Murray (Labour) Joanna Cherry (Scottish National Party) Alex Massie (Journalist) Val McDermid (Author) Venue: Dundee There is such a thing as a ‘dermoid’ cyst. Doctors [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 50

8th February 2020 Always Worth Saying 3136 Comments

Roberto rolled out of his hammock and felt the soles of his feet against a mud floor. He could hardly stand up. An empty bottle of local brew fell from him and bounced by his [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

7th February 2020 Always Worth Saying 4870 Comments

Question Time 6th February 2020 Panel: Robert Buckland (Conservative) Stella Creasy (Labour) Sir Edward Davey (Liberal Democrat) Rachel Shabi (Journalist) Adam Pearson (Actor) Venue: Harpenden In keeping with recent tradition, your humble reviewer has never [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 49

1st February 2020 Always Worth Saying 3024 Comments

I’m in my hotel room, above the ‘Anglo Philippine’ office in Davao City, having my siesta. I’m in the dangerous south of the Philippine islands to, amongst other things, make a delivery of school books [more…]