20th Century
The Woman Reporter, Part Two
Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) One august day in 1947 a young girl with long legs and a mop of unruly [more…]
Media
20th Century
The Woman Reporter, Part One
Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) No Half-Way For Ladies When I got my first job on a newspaper twenty-five years ago [more…]
Arts
The Making of Question Time Review
In the un-read comments beneath Going-Postal’s weekly unread Question Time Review, Puffin’s ask how is it done? Or rather, why is it done? Even, why bother doing it? No matter. Perhaps answering the first unread [more…]
20th Century
The Crime Reporter, Part 2
Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) When people think of the crime reporter they associate him inevitably with the hurly-burly of Fleet [more…]
20th Century
The Reimagining of Nora Baker
Nora Baker was born in Moscow on New Years’ Day 1914. Her mother was Ora Ray Baker, an American from Albuquerque, New Mexico. During her peripatetic early years, Nora was raised in London’s Bloomsberry and [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 7th April 2022 The Panel: Gregg Hands (Conservative) Emily Thornberry (Labour) Justin Welby (Archbishop of Canterbury) Zing Tsjeng (VICE UK) Dan Hodges (Mail on Sunday) Venue: Canterbury Back in the day, when an [more…]
Authoritarianism
A View From The Greenhouse; The Truth Of The Matter
I’ve mentioned the “yawk” up before, although it’s fair to say I may have miss-spelled it in the past. Suffice to say, the term has nothing whatsoever to do with the fine city of York [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 31st March 2022 The Panel: Maria Caulfield (Conservative) Steve Reed (Labour) Julia Hartley-Brewer (Broadcaster) Zanny Minton Beddoes (The Economist) Ian Blackford (SNP) Venue: Bath This week’s Question Time took place in front of [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 25th March 2022 The Panel: Damian Hines (Conservative) Lisa Nandy (Labour) Kate Andrews (The Spectator) Dom Joly (Comedian) Mark Serwokta (PCS Union) Venue: Reading Puffins often wonder, in the unread comments nested below [more…]