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Dill and Coriander Gravlax
Here’s a recipe for that can be used for Christmas – we use it all the year round. I prefer Gravlax to smoked salmon – it’s cheaper and very moreish. I always wait until the [more…]
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Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents a special election edition of the programme from Sheffield. Each political leader has 30 minutes to debate with the (rigged) audience. On the panel are: Jeremy [more…]
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Writing and Publishing a Novel
In life you meet many people who say they have a novel that they want to write, but how many ever even start, let alone finish? A tiny percentage I would guess. I know someone [more…]
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Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
Question Time 21st November 2019 Panel: Robert Jenrick (Tory) Chukka Umunna (Labour/Change/Independent/Lib Dem) Philippa Whitford (SNP) Richard Burgon (Trotskyist/Marxist/Labour/Petomane) Sherelle Jacobs (Journo) Venue: Bolton Bolton voted 58% leave. The only panellist that is remotely a [more…]
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Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Bolton. On the panel are: Secretary of state for housing, communities and local government Robert Jenrick – remainer, shadow secretary [more…]
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Preventing age and ageing? Better not, sez I!
I’m old. I should therefore welcome all news about the latest wonder drugs which are claimed to stop ageing or even reverse it. Allegedly. Well – they would if you’re a mouse. If you don’t [more…]
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Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents a Question Time Leaders Special from Peterborough with the leader of the Brexit Party, Nigel Farage. Thirty minutes of questions and debate from a selected audience [more…]
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Johnson v Corbyn: The ITV Debate
8 pm on ITV. Not sure it really makes any difference which of these puppet clowns is elected. The fact is that it’s the EU that rules the UK so any grand claims such as [more…]
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Postcard From Zakynthos (Outtake)
As I pointed out in my previous missive from Zakynthos, the weather for the Thursday of our Greek adventure wasn’t going to be anything to write home about (I’ve never let that stop me before) [more…]