Review

Writing – a few tips

25th March 2023 Going Postal 0

I’ve often heard Puffins lament that they would like to contribute articles to our esteemed website but are too daunted. So, I thought I’d share a few tips to encourage more Puffins to pick up [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

24th March 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 23rd March 2023 The Panel: Andrew Bowie (Conservative) Louise Haigh (Labour) Zing Tsjeng (Vice UK) Howard Davies (NatWest Group) Tom Newton Dunn (Talk TV) Venue: Newcastle-under-Lyme Edinburgh University graduate Tomas Zolton Newton Dunn [more…]

Crom’s Deep Dive: Richard III, Act 1 Scene 1

18th March 2023 Going Postal 0

A small confession: my first introduction to this opening soliloquy was as a child on a Saturday afternoon from none other than Arnold Judas Rimmer in Red Dwarf. He and Lister are marooned and, to [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

17th March 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 16th March 2023 The Panel: Andrew Bowie (Conservative) Bim Afolami (Conservative) Lucy Powell (Labour) Stephen Flynn (SNP) John Allan (Tesco) Anne McElvoy (Journalist) Venue: Warrington At the last minute, the advertised Andrew Bowie [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

10th March 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 9th March 2023 The Panel: Robert Jenrick (Conservative) Sarah Jones (Labour) Ken Clarke (Former Home Secretary) Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (Journalist) Richard Madeley (Broadcaster) Venue: London Hereditary journalist Richard Madeley was born in Romford, Essex [more…]

Macbeth Act 1 Scene 1

4th March 2023 Going Postal 0

Welcome to the second of Crom’s Deep Dives. I was touched by some of your comments on the first of this series and found they motivated me to find the time to commence this second [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

3rd March 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 2nd March 2023 The Panel: Graham Stewart (Conservative) Jonathan Reynolds (Labour) Tom Harwood (Journalist) Juergen Maier (Businessman) Kirsty Blackman (SNP) Venue: Sunderland The first question, dear God, was about Brexit despite the fact [more…]

Crom’s Deep Dive: Richard II, Act 3 Scene 2

25th February 2023 Going Postal 0

“Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs” The first in this series of Deep Dives will look at the language and linguistic devices employed in Act 3, Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s Richard II. First, [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

24th February 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 23rd February 2023 The Panel: David TC Davies (Conservative) Thangham Debbonaire (Labour) Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) Rakie Ayola (Actress) Anita Boateng (Political commentator) Venue: Cardiff One of the Surrey Boatengs, Anita was [more…]