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Postcard from Lille, Part 47

18th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

For a recap of the story so far, please click here. For some reason, Sister thought that things were, ‘Pretty shitty’. She’d just met the Pope, was flying first class and was eating a delicious [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

17th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 16th January 2020 Panel: Baroness Chakrabarti of Kennington (Labour) Helen Whately (Conservative) Alyn Smith (SNP) Madeline Grant (Daily Telegraph Comment Editor) Laurence Fox (Actor) Venue: Liverpool To this reviewer’s recollection, Brexit was only [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 46

11th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

We are a family of six taking a late November weekend break in chilly Northern France. It is the year 2018. We are split into three teams as, unfortunately, I have accidentally booked us into [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

10th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 9th January 2020 Panel: Brandon Lewis (Conservative) Clive Lewis (Labour) Anne McElvoy (The Economist) Miatta Fahnbulleh (New Economics Foundation) Max Hastings (Writer) Venue: Oxford For a short while longer, dear reader, we will [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 45

4th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

We’re in a taxi. It is the middle of the night. There is myself, the driver, uncle Jesus from Bacolod and a hired, senior police officer who is pointing a gun at me. Uncle Jesus, [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

28th December 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time Christmas Special Panel: God The Devil Faith Reason Venue: A Hall Near You An hour of existential debate between divinities and personified human characteristics introduced by Fiona Bruce. The first question concerned important [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 44

21st December 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

There may not be a Santo Domingo and Macapagal intersection, suitable for bus spotting after a courier drop. There is a Roberto Orca and Bonifacio Drive and that’s where we’re stood right now this minute, [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 43

14th December 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

Sunday got off to a strange start, as I hadn’t changed the time on my phone and the rotter hadn’t changed itself. My team turned up for the rendezvous an hour late. We’re stopping in [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

10th December 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

Under Thirties Question Time 9th December 2019 Panel: Robert Jenrick (Conservative) Angela Rayner (Labour) Humza Yousaf (SNP) Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrats) Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) Jonathan Bartley (Green) Nigel Farage (Brexit Party) Venue: York As [more…]