Ralph Spurrier

Tales from the Book Crypt

30th January 2020 Going Postal 0

As a regular visitor to and buyer at auctions across the South of England I have become used to viewing lots and waiting for hours for the items I am interested in to come under [more…]

The recent screening of Mark Gatiss’ Dracula – an enterprise that started well enough but fell away into nonsense like many of the BBC adaptations – reminded me of an enterprise that I initiated some [more…]

Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

6th December 2019 Going Postal 0

Question Time 5th December 2019 Panel: Richard Tice: (Tycoon) Ian Blackford (Poltroon) Annelise Dodds (Loon) Ed Davey (Buffoon) James Cleverly (Picayune)* *(of little value or account) Venue: Hull Voted 67% to Leave. One of the [more…]

Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

29th November 2019 Going Postal 0

Question Time 28th November 2019 Panel: Lionel Shriver (Crazy name, not so crazy lady) Zanny Minton Beddoes (Crazy name. Bilderberger) Caroline Lucas (Just crazy) Andy McDonald (Barking) Brandon Lewis (Carpetbagger) Venue: Swindon 53% Leave. The [more…]

Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

22nd November 2019 Roger Ackroyd 0

Question Time 21st November 2019 Panel: Robert Jenrick (Tory) Chukka Umunna (Labour/Change/Independent/Lib Dem) Philippa Whitford (SNP) Richard Burgon (Trotskyist/Marxist/Labour/Petomane) Sherelle Jacobs (Journo) Venue: Bolton Bolton voted 58% leave. The only panellist that is remotely a [more…]

Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

15th November 2019 Going Postal 0

Question Time 14th November 2019 Panel: James Cleverly (Tory) Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru – just, well, why?) Alex Phillips (BXP MEP for South East) Clive Lewis (On yer knees bitch) Chris Boardman (On yer [more…]

Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

8th November 2019 Roger Ackroyd 0

Question Time 7th November 2019 Panel: Barry “Uphill” Gardiner (Wind the bugger up and set the snooze button to zzzzzzz) Kirstene Hair (Tory who admits she didn’t vote in the referendum)) Humza Yousaf (SNP Scottish [more…]

Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

1st November 2019 Going Postal 0

Question Time 31st October 2019 Having been born to a Brummagem dynasty on both sides of the family I have a soft spot for Birmingham. Maternal great-grandfather ran a very successful accountancy business in the [more…]

Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

25th October 2019 Going Postal 0

Question Time 24th October 2019 South Tyneside voted 49,000 to 30,000 to Leave at the Referendum. It is represented in parliament by Labour MP, Emma Lewell-Buck. She employed her husband as “researcher” despite him being [more…]