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Cruising at Christmas (and the New Year) – Part 2

24th January 2020 Going Postal 0

Thursday – St Vincent and the Grenadines (Boxing Day) I woke just as we were docking, no mad rush to get moving as I was on an afternoon trip. However I was peckish so I [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

24th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 23rd January 2020 Panel: Theresa Villiers (Conservative) Emily Thornberry (Labour) Trevor Phillips (Broadcaster) Mike Barton (Former Chief Constable) Sarah Baxter (Sunday Times) Venue: Stoke Newington Dear reader, had this week’s Question Time been [more…]

Going Postal with Question Time

23rd January 2020 Going Postal 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Stoke Newington. On the panel are: Theresa Villiers MP, secretary of state for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Conservative; Emily [more…]

PMQs with Going Postal

22nd January 2020 Going Postal 0

Agenda Oral questions: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office (including Topical Questions) Prime Minister’s Question Time Consideration of Lords amendments Legislation: Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill: Second Reading Consideration [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 47

18th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

For a recap of the story so far, please click here. For some reason, Sister thought that things were, ‘Pretty shitty’. She’d just met the Pope, was flying first class and was eating a delicious [more…]

Cruising at Christmas (and the New Year) – Part 1

17th January 2020 Going Postal 0

Pre Cruise I have been on a number of cruises on a number of different cruise lines but this is my first Christmas Cruise so I thought I might document it. Some time ago my [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

17th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 16th January 2020 Panel: Baroness Chakrabarti of Kennington (Labour) Helen Whately (Conservative) Alyn Smith (SNP) Madeline Grant (Daily Telegraph Comment Editor) Laurence Fox (Actor) Venue: Liverpool To this reviewer’s recollection, Brexit was only [more…]

Going Postal with Question Time

16th January 2020 Going Postal 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Liverpool. On the panel are: Helen Whately MP, Culture Minister, Conservative; Shami Chakrabarti, Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales [more…]

Lausanne in the rain

16th January 2020 Joe Slater 0

Lausanne, 2014 Back in the 1980s, I had been in Switzerland mainly to make a bit of money and “have an experience.” I hadn’t really been too concerned with the politics or culture of what [more…]