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Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Catford in London. On the panel: Damian Green MP, former right-hand man to Theresa May as First Secretary of State [more…]
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Literature
Joe Malone, Part Five
“Alexa,” I called to the device, “Turn on Channel Four news.” The Vid’Screen immediately went mute. That was my code word to override the licensing law software. ‘Turn on C4 news’ being something I was [more…]
19th Century
Milestones in Nineteenth Century Firearms Development, Part Seven
Introduction By the 1860s it had become obvious that the days of the muzzle loading firearm were numbered and that any government that failed to re-arm its troops with breechloaders would quickly be left behind [more…]
19th Century
A Bear’s Diary – Part 10
July 15th, 1809. After our success at Carlton House it would be tempting to expect offers from impresarios of the leading London theatres eager to stage our performance. But we have been – bears and [more…]
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Postcard from Lille, Part 6
We’re travelling the length of England from the Debatable lands to the white cliffs. We’re on the way to Lille but I’ve been distracted by an Arab girl who reminds me of an excellent pen, [more…]
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1974
Featured song: Mud – Tiger Feet This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it. One [more…]
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Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
Question Time 21st February 2019 Panel: Chris Leslie (Remainer. Tigger) John Barnes (Remainer. Ex-footballer) Mel Stride (Remainer. Tory) Andy McDonald (Remainer. Labour) Ella Whelan (Leaver. Spiked journo) Venue: Chester After making a mistake of putting [more…]
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Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents debate from Chester. On the panel are the financial secretary to the treasury Mel Stride MP, shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald MP, shadow transport secretary Chris [more…]
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Graveyard Shift
I used to work in a cemetery. It was a dead-end job, but you could always bury yourself in your work! Oh, ho ho ho! I humbly beg your pardon. I shall start again. I [more…]