Arts
The Wisdom of Charlotte: Review – The Magician
Last year, as a birthday present to myself, I purchased a copy of “The Magician” on DVD. I had never seen the series, outside of a mention in the X-Files, until I found someone had [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 18th March 2021 Panel: Victoria Atkins (Conservative) Jess Phillips (Labour) Kirsten Oswald (SNP) Mark Carney (Former Bank of England governor) Ian Hislop (Editor and broadcaster) Venue: London, East Renfrewshire and Ottowa The first [more…]
Arts
The Disastrous Failure of Post War Media
In a parliamentary democracy offering only two political parties the press have played a significant role in questioning government policy & more importantly holding that policy outcome to account. Not always admittedly for the common [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 11th March 2021 Panel: Mims Davies (Conservative) Steve Reed (Labour) Victor Adebowale (NHS Confederation) Dan Hodges (Journalist) Bonnie Greer (Writer) Venue: London As every Puffin knows, this is the week of international women’s [more…]
America
Film Review : Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Blake Edwards’ 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s — loosely based on Truman Capote’s 1958 novella of the same name — was a showcase for Audrey Hepburn in her acting prime. (Ironically, Capote championed giving the [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Oprah Meets Meghan Review
Oprah Meets Meghan and Harry 7th March 2021 Contributors: Oprah Gail Winfrey (Media billionaire) Racheal Meghan Markle (Actress) Harry Wales (Retired Army officer) Venue: Montecito, Near Santa Barbara, California. Lights. A bleaching brightness covers the [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 4th March 2021 Panel: Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative) Lisa Nandy (Labour) Andy Palmer (Car industry executive) Theo Paphitis (Businessman) Miatta Fahnbulleh (Economist) Venue: London Puffin, as your humble author begins his modest review, you [more…]
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The Glorious Adventures Of Freckle Faced Meg
Speaking of happy couples, it is our silver wedding anniversary this week. You may think that after a quarter of a century it might be difficult to surprise a spouse. Think again. When my other [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 25th February 2021 Panel: Grant Shapps (Conservative) Anneliese Dodds (Labour) Tony Danker (Confederation of British Industry) Jeremy King (Restauranter) Joanne Grady (University and College Union) Venue: London The first question concerned contradictions within [more…]