Arts

The History of Pop Music – 1976

8th March 2019 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: ABBA – Dancing Queen This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it. One [more…]

Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

8th March 2019 Roger Ackroyd 0

Question Time 7th March 2019 Panel: Dominic Raab (Tory. Leaver) Iain Martin (Times journalist. Leaver) Owen Jones (“journalist”) Javed Khan (Barnado’s CEO) Margaret Beckett (Labour. Remainer) Venue: Dudley Dudley voted Leave by 71.7% at the [more…]

Going Postal with Question Time

7th March 2019 Going Postal 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents Question Time from Dudley. Panellists include former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab, who argues the case for a hard Brexit from the backbenches, Dame Margaret Beckett, the [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 7

2nd March 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

We’re off to Lille as a family group. We’re travelling by train the length of England from the Bad Lands to the White Cliffs of Dover. And, dear reader, if you will allow me to [more…]

The History of Pop Music – 1975

1st March 2019 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it. One [more…]

Awrite ya bunchae f**kin’ bawbags?

1st March 2019 DH 0

Iss Frideh, which is when ah hop oan tha train an scoot back up tae Paisleh tae deal wi’ mah coanstichency mattahs. F**kin’ Scotrail teeket collectah c**t had some f**kin’ cheek, by tha way. “So [more…]

Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

1st March 2019 Roger Ackroyd 0

Question Time 28th February 2019 Panel: Nadhim Zahawi (Tory. Leaver [just]) Barry Gardiner (Labour. Remainer) Layla Moran (LibDem. Remainer) Lionel Shriver (author. Leaver) Henning When (comedian) Venue: Catford, London It is a matter for conjecture, [more…]

Going Postal with Question Time

28th February 2019 Going Postal 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Catford in London. On the panel: Damian Green MP, former right-hand man to Theresa May as First Secretary of State [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 6

23rd February 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

We’re travelling the length of England from the Debatable lands to the white cliffs. We’re on the way to Lille but I’ve been distracted by an Arab girl who reminds me of an excellent pen, [more…]