20th Century
Remembering
As Puffins may already know, it was my birthday last week. The hints were heavy and even segued into a review of French New Wave cinema – like me, a conveniently early 1960s phenomenon. Thank [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 5th November 2026 The Panel: Lucy Powell (Labour) Luke Evans (Conservative) Paul Nowak (TUC) Tim Stanley (Columnist) John Amaechi (Psychologist and ex-NBA star) Venue: Liverpool The Trump Derangement Syndrome is off the scale. [more…]
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Postcard From The Moon
The Puffin is a well-travelled bird, although a trip to the moon might be beyond even the most enthusiastic non-reader of articles and comments. Fear not, the moon might be coming to you. The Museum [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 29th October 2026 The Panel: Emma Reynolds (Labour) James Cartlidge (Conservative) Daisy Cooper (LibDem) Zia Yusuf (Reform UK) Alastair Campbell (Podcaster) Venue: Warwick Alistair Campbell is plugging his latest book, released on the [more…]
20th Century
From Then To Now
Late autumn 1962 was good to culture. The first James Bond film opened in London on 5 October. The French New Wave was at its height with the release of Cléo de 5 à 7 [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 22nd October 2026 The Panel: Wes Streeting (Labour) Tom Tugendhat (Conservative) Ellie Chowns (The Green Party) Stephanie Flanders (Journalist) Geoff Norcott (Comedian) Venue: Scunthorpe Since leaving Cambridge (Selwyn College, History), Wesley Streeting has [more…]
20th Century
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 15th October 2026 The Panel: Stephen Kinnock (Labour) Mims Davies (Conservative) James Evans (Reform UK) Delyth Jewell (Plaid Cymru) George Monbiot (Writer & commentator) Venue: Brecon Stephen Kinnock is a hereditary trougher. The [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 8th October 2026 The Panel: Jake Richards (Labour) Harriet Cross (Conservative) Max Wilkinson (LibDem) Annabel Denham (Daily Telegraph) Kevin Maguire (Daily Mirror) Venue: Peterlee ‘Jake’ Richards is the Labour MP for Rother Valley [more…]