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Book Review: The Fake News Factory by David Sedgwick

8th May 2020 John Booth 0

I read David Sedgwick’s first book about the BBC, ‘BBC: Brainwashing Britain?’ (the Kindle version) when it came out in December 2018 and was immediately nodding and mouthing ‘yes, yes, yes’ at virtually every page. [more…]

Postcard from the Keukenhof

20th May 2020 0

The best time to visit the Keukenhof flower gardens is usually in late April/early May. So, this little essay will be published too late in the current season for it to inspire you to arrange [more...]
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

12th March 2021 0

Question Time 11th March 2021 Panel: Mims Davies (Conservative) Steve Reed (Labour) Victor Adebowale (NHS Confederation) Dan Hodges (Journalist) Bonnie Greer (Writer) Venue: London As every Puffin knows, this is the week of international women’s [more...]
The Unseen Path – Part Fifty Five

30th June 2018 0

Andy Bowson was back at the control centre by nine, starting to piece together the reports from the various raids around the country prior to a meeting with his superiors at tea time. Days of [more...]
The Swaling, Part Forty One

6th February 2021 0

Miss Williams’s accommodations resembled a hotel room rather than an apartment, and a middle-market one at that. Its attraction was location, location, location rather than size, furnishings and decor. That location was the seventh floor [more...]
Postcard from Lille, Part 41

30th November 2019 0

There’s a very good story about Alan Hansen, who played for football Liverpool and Scotland in the days when Liverpool were winning European competitions (some things never change) and Scotland were qualifying for World Cup [more...]