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The ’59 Trail, Part One

19th September 2023 Going Postal 0

In May 1959 The Birmingham Mail introduced my uncle’s latest article as follows: Where will you find the last pioneers in this age when frontiers are shrinking every day? In Canada’s Far North – the [more…]

Early Impressions of Artificial Intelligence

12th September 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

As a regular reader, you’ll know I’ve taken on a pupil, Mr AI Bot. A useful chap, undoubtedly artificial but every inch the novice when it comes to the realm of intelligence. The vacancy attracted [more…]

South American Journey, Part One

28th July 2023 Going Postal 0

More writings by uncle, John Alldridge. This time he is reporting from South America in 1960 for the Birmingham Evening Mail – Jerry F I am writing this at a window seven floors up above [more…]

The Non-appearance of Question Time Review: An Explanation

21st July 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Are you all OK? I hope so. No doubt Puffins are distraught to read this week’s Question Time Review will not appear and that this circumstance is likely to continue until the autumn. Given the [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

7th July 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 6th July 2023 The Panel: Johnny Mercer (Conservative) Bridget Phillipson (Labour) Dale Vince (Ecotricity) Kate Andrews (The Spectator) Venue: Fleetwood John Luther Mercer is a former Royal Artillery officer, risen to the rank [more…]

In Praise of the Naughty Girls

3rd July 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

The news sent me scurrying to the attic to fumble in the dark with my watawat (behave yourselves). With girls’ football and Wendyball now equivalent in every way, the crafty chaps at association football’s governing [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

30th June 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 29th June 2023 The Panel: Helen Whately (Conservative) Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour) Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (Chef and Campaigner) Dia Chakravarty (The Telegraph) Mhairi Black (SNP) Venue: Exeter Hugh Christopher Edmund Fearnley-Whittingstall was born in Hampstead, [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

23rd June 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time Brexit Special 22nd June 2023 The Panel: John Redwood (Conservative) Jenny Chapman (Labour) Ben Habib (Businessman) Prof Anand Menon (UK in a Changing Europe) Alastair Campbell (Former No 10 Press Secretary) Venue: Clacton-on-Sea [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

16th June 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 15th June 2023 The Panel: David TC Davies (Conservative) David Blunkett (Labour) David Linden (SNP) Charlotte Ivers (Times Radio) Guto Harri (Former Boris Johnson Aide) Venue: Deeside David Blunkett (not his real name, [more…]