Authoritarianism
Dreading The Weekend
The Prime Minister and Cabinet are dreading this weekend. Why so, and how do we know? Because they keep on telling us, not least via endless references to a summer of discontent brought to us [more…]
Media
Authoritarianism
Do You Still Believe Anything You Read?
Apologies in advance to Larry and his scribe WorthingGooner for pre-empting part of this coming Sunday’s ever popular and always entertaining Larry’s Diary, but something has cropped up and I think all G-P authors, commenters [more…]
Internet
You Mean, The Government Uses Actors?
So, the government uses actors. Why not? Dave Prowse, most famous for playing Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, dressed up as Green Cross Code Man in an information film and encouraged youngsters [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Glasto Review
Glasto 27th-29th June 2025 Present: Charli xcx Bob Vylan Neil Young Venue: Glastonbury What a struggle it was, but on your behalf this humble reviewer — devastated by the absence of Question Time during the [more…]
Christianity
Changed Times? Part Two
Despite claims of a cover-up that cost Archbishop of Canterbury Welby his job, close to the time of the scandalous behaviour of Evangelical Christian barrister John Smyth, the following appeared in the February 1989 biography [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 26th June 2025 The Panel: Anas Sarwar (Labour) Andrew Bowie (Conservative) Thomas Kerr (Reform UK) Shirley-Anne Somerville (SNP) Lesley Riddoch (Journalist & Broadcaster) Venue: St Andrews Shirley-Anne Somerville is the Scrounging Nasty Party [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 19th June 2025 The Panel: Peter Kyle (Labour) Lord Willetts (Conservative) Katherine Birbalsingh (Headteacher) Jack Thorne (Screenwriter) Tommyinnit (YouTuber) Venue: Greenford This week Fiona Bruce presents what the guff accompanying Question Time describes [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 12th June 2025 The Panel: Darren Jones (Labour) Simon Clarke (Conservative) Zia Yusuf (Reform UK) Sarah Olney (LibDem) Venue: Fleetwood A Question Time guest as recently as March, Labour MP Darren Jones’ wife [more…]
20th Century
Gary Lineker: Parallel Lives
I only saw Gary Lineker play once. Our local eleven were away to Leicester City in a fourth-round FA Cup tie. This was 1985 – a mere 40 years ago. The game ended in a [more…]