20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1975
Featured Album: ABBA – ABBA 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 each year and the link [more…]
Arts
20th Century
Jinnie’s Story, Chapter Two
Jinnie loved her weekly whist classes, but she knew better than to discuss what she learnt with anyone, especially her boyfriend Hans. He was in the Hitler Youth (HJ) and took it very seriously. He [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 21st January 2021 Panel: Arlene Foster (DUP) Brandon Lewis (Conservative) Louise Haigh (Labour) Anand Menon (Politics Professor) Michelle O’Neill (Sinn Fein) Venue: Northern Ireland Not surprisingly, there’s a consensus abroad that mental health [more…]
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Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents another hour of BBC programming from Northern Ireland. On the panel are: Brandon Lewis MP, secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Conservative, Louise Haigh MP, shadow [more…]
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The Question Time That Never Was
Panel: John Bercow (Former Speaker of the House of Commons) David Davis (Conservative) Shappi Khorsandi (Comedian) Sir Rupert Soames (Businessman) Venue: The Cutting Room Floor The most recent complete series of BBC Question Time consisted [more…]
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Film Review: The Usual Suspects
In the final moments of the classic film Casablanca, at the airport, Rick, an American refugee, and sympathizer of the underground resistance to the Nazi movement, has just shot and killed Major Strasser of the [more…]
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The Swaling, Part Thirty Eight
“Whose side are you on?” I snarled to Lotus Flower in a private message. “Mine,” she replied promptly. “You retire in disgrace in a few weeks, I have to think about the rest of my [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1974
Featured Album: Bay City Rollers – Rollin 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 each year and [more…]
20th Century
Jinnie’s Story, Chapter One
How It All Began Today was 21st June 2019 and Jinnie Walsh’s 18th birthday. She had completed her A-level exams and was doing what most girls of her age did in the summer before university [more…]