20th Century
Air Drop to Suez
Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) There comes a moment in every good reporter’s life when he has to take a chance. [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 19th May 2022 The Panel: Lucy Frazer (Conservative) Lucy Powel (Labour) Emily Carver (Institute of Economic Affairs) Mo Hussein (Commentator) Alyn Smith (SNP) Venue: Liverpool JUDGE NOT, THAT THEE BE NOT JUDGED. FOR [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 12th May 2022 The Panel: Suella Braverman (Conservative) Shabana Mahmood (Labour) Geoff Norcott (Comedian) Miatta Fahnbulleh (Economist) Sebastian Vettel (F1 Driver) Venue: Hackney QT Review is proud to announce that, in a first [more…]
20th Century
The War Correspondent, Part Two
Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) During the course of World War II the Press War Correspondent found himself in competition with [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 5th May 2022 The Panel: Damian Green (Conservative) Louise Haigh (Labour) Charlotte Ivers (Journalist) Jack Thorne (Writer) Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones (Businessman) Venue: Walsall Tonight’s first question referenced the cost of living crisis. The questioner [more…]
20th Century
The War Correspondent, Part One
Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) When the first great war correspondent, William Howard Russell, went out to the Crimea for the [more…]
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…]
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…]
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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…]