Arts
Stir Up Sunday
The last Sunday before advent begins (22.11) is traditionally known as ‘stir up Sunday’. This is when families would come together to make the mixture for their Christmas Pudding, all taking it in turns to [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 19th November 2020 Panel: James Cleverly (Conservative) Emily Thornberry (Labour) Ian Blackford (SNP) Rose Hudson-Wilkin (Bishop of Dover) Fraser Nelson (Editor and columnist) Venue: Windsor An all blue Fiona Bruce took the first [more…]
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Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents another hour of BBC programming. Same old shysters, same lies. On the panel are: James Cleverly, Emily Thornberry, Ian Blackford, Rose Hudson-Wilkin and Fraser Nelson. Set [more…]
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Have I got news for you
My adopted father, now probably long enough in the grave that there are no physical remains bar a simple skeleton, had a down to earth approach towards the idiot lantern. If he didn’t like what [more…]
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Protecting The NHS, Hepatitis C, Covid-19 and The Rest. A Personal Account
Sixty nine years ago, give or take a week or so, I was delivered into this world. My mother gave birth to me in what was then known as “the huts”, a collection of prefabricated [more…]
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The Swaling, Part Twenty Nine
“Do you believe any of this nonsense?” “Of course not.” “They’re not going to sign it are they?” “You’ll see.” Myself and Miss Noor of the Pakistan High Commission, are ‘enjoying’ a presentation as part [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1965
Featured Album: Righteous Brothers – Just Once in My Life This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for [more…]
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Further Childhood Holiday Memories
Dad changed jobs in early 1963 and went to work for, what was at the time, the worlds 3rd largest auction house. They were family business based in a turning off Bond Street. Dad’s new [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 12th November 2020 Panel: Matt Hancock (Conservative) David Lammy (Labour) Robin Shattock (Immunologist) Merryn Somerset Webb (Commentator) Rosie Jones (Comedian) Venue: Dover At the end of last week’s Question Time, Fiona Bruce announced [more…]