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Easter Railway Review

4th April 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

I’ve been meaning to tell you this for a while, but real life keeps interrupting. One’s pen’s been distracted by a diminishing Navy, war in the Gulf, Question Times, Holy Week and even the installation [more…]

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Did You Know This? I Didn’t

3rd April 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Yes, I know it’s Good Friday, but I want to take you back both 48 and 120 hours. Why? Read on! Regular sufferers will be aware of the tangle regarding my holidays and overtime (and [more…]

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Defender of the Faith?

28th March 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

In the week that hosted the installation of a new Archbishop of Canterbury, and which culminated in Palm Sunday beginning Holy Week, scrutiny turns towards the religious convictions – or otherwise – of the heir [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

27th March 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 26th March 2026 The Panel: Jacob Richards (Labour) Tom Tugenhat (Conservative) Layla Moran (LibDem) Tom Skinner (Businessman) Venue: Clacton Tonight’s may be a briefer QT Review — not necessarily a bad thing; one [more…]

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Tanker Wars

21st March 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

All has changed. Or has it? We have been here before, literally. The Puffin is a well-travelled bird with a good memory and can recall rolling dunes, desert villages, remote sun-drenched harbours and trails of [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

20th March 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 19th March 2026 The Panel: Wes Streeting (Labour) Helen Whatley (Conservative) James Orr (Reform UK) Josh Barbarinde (LibDem) Caroline Lucas (Green Party) Venue: Croydon Besides being a friend of Dorothy, Wesley Streeting is [more…]

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Plain Sailing towards a Future Navy?

14th March 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Although the present crisis in the Gulf has provoked both mockery and concern at the thinness of the Navy, a lump came to the throat all the same when seeing HMS Dragon finally leave Portsmouth [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

13th March 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 12 March 2026 The Panel: Lucy Powell (Labour) Harriet Baldwin (Conservative) Sian Berry (Green Party) Kay Burley (Journalist) Fraser Nelson (Journalist) Venue: Wythenshawe If you’re wondering why we’re being tormented by an endless [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

6th March 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 5th March 2026 The Panel: Stephen Doughty (Labour) James Cleverly (Conservative) Shashank Joshi (Journalist) George Monbiot (Journalist) Annabel Denham (Journalist) Venue: Kettering Having given up on the politicians, the media political bubble in [more…]

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