Arts
The Swaling, Part Forty Five
A Queen’s Messenger had called through the night with a letter. Unhelpfully, I was asleep under a bed at the time. My colleague, Natasha, took the call but, also unhelpfully, had gone work before I’d [more…]
London
20th Century
Ecclesiastes
“Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.” Ecclesiastes- 7:10 When we arrived in London in the early 1960’s, I was put [more…]
Arts
Review: First Ever Question Time
Question Time 25th September 1979 Panel: Teddy Taylor (Conservative) Michael Foot (Labour) Fr Derek Worlock (Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool) Edna O’Brien (Writer) Venue: A South London Theatre The first-ever edition of Question Time was [more…]
Fiction
War Crimes Chapter 1 – Prologue 1977, Cynthia’s Story
War Crimes Chapter 1 This is a work of fiction and depicts a London that no longer exists. Thank goodness that the nation’s capital is now such a diverse and culturally enriched metropolis of civilization. [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Election Results Special Question Time 13th December 2019 Panel: Grant Shapps (Conservative) Stephen Kinnock (Labour) Drew Hendry (SNP) Michael Dobbs (Conservative Author) Helen Lewis (Left-wing Journalist) Venue: London, Wandsworth They say a week is a [more…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
Question Time 4th April 2019 A date that has gone down in literary history. “[Winston Smith wrote] in small clumsy letters: April 4th 1984 He sat back. A sense of complete helplessness had descended upon [more…]
Arts
Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Dulwich in South London. On the panel: Jeremy Wright MP, secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, conservative; [more…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
Question Time 14th March 2019 Panel: Julia Hartley Brewer (journalist. Leaver) James Cleverly (Tory. Leaver – soft wing) Ian Blackford (SNP – Remainer) Clive Lewis (Labour – “on yer knees bitch” Remainer) Catherine Bernard (professor [more…]
Arts
Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Ealing. On the panel: James Cleverly MP, deputy chair of the Conservative Party, Conservative; Clive Lewis MP, shadow treasury minister, [more…]