Book Review
Tales from the Crypt
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…]
Ralph Spurrier
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
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…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
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…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
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…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
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…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
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…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
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…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
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…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
Question Time 17th October 2019 Leicester voted to Remain by a small margin (71k to 68k). On the BBC QT Twitter page it has come up with three “essential facts” about Leicester: Leicester won the [more…]