Arts
Tory Leadership Runners & Riders
This was supposed to be a review of Tuesday’s SKY News televised Tory Party leadership debate but the cream of the party didn’t turn up. I wonder why? These TV debates have a chequered history. [more…]
Media
Arts
Always Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 14th July 2022 The Panel: Bim Afolami (Conservative) Chris Bryant (Labour) Minette Batters (NFU) Mary Bousted (NEU) Olivia Utley (Daily Telegraph) Venue: Torquay One of the Berkshire Afolami’s, Bim’s hard-up NHS worker parents [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 7th July 2022 The Panel: Dehenna Davison (Conservative) Bridget Phillipson (Labour) Tim Stanley (Daily Telegraph) Winston Marshall (Musician) Alastair Campbell (Former No10 Press Secretary) Venue: Barnsley Happy memories of Barnsley. Seriously. There are [more…]
20th Century
The Wickedest Man in History
This is my uncle John Alldridge’s article for the Manchester Evening News on the 10th anniversary of Hitler’s death on 30 April, 1945 – Jerry F By today it was clear the Reichswehr had had [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 30th June 2022 The Panel: Craig Hoy (Conservative) Pam Duncan-Glancy (Labour) Angus Robertson (SNP) Fraser Nelson (The Spectator) Susie McCabe (Comedian) Venue: Inverness If Puffins think Nish Kumar is un-funny their paths have [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 23rd June 2022 The Panel: Rachel Maclean (Conservative) Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) Anne Boden (Starling Bank) Ben Habib (Businessman) Mick Lynch (RMT) Venue: Stratford-upon-Avon Don’t mock our football team. Yes, three of us are [more…]
20th Century
The Front Line Reporter
In this extract from his book* my uncle describes his time as a war correspondent with the Army’s official newspaper Union Jack in the latter stages of World War II. Jerry F. In World War [more…]
20th Century
Film Review: Bridge Over The River Kwai
David Lean’s The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) is not just a great film, it is a nearly perfect one. Even better, it was recognised as such from the start by virtually everyone. [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 16th June 2022 The Panel: Robert Jennrick (Conservative) Matt Vicars (Conservative) Thangham Debbonaire (Labour) Ella Whelan (Commentator) Richard Walker (Iceland Foods) Alison Thewliss (SNP) Venue: Newcastle Upon Tyne Your humble reviewer once lived [more…]