The moment I realised that this week's episode of 'This Time' was to be dedicated to the death of former presenter, I knew one thing. I was set for a nauseating treat.I wasn't let down. Alan Partridge, seized the opportunity to indulge in sentimental nonsense about the death of John Baskell with gusto. It was painful comedy at its exquisite best. From the off it was obvious Baskell's untimely death offered Partridge an unmissable opportunity. ...
When, all those decades ago (it was actually 2016) the Leave vote won the Brexit referendum I had one fear. The rise of the far right.
I was never particularly bothered about old dears who lived in a Miss Marple fantasy and wanted a return to a golden era that didn't exist. They wouldn't be around for long and are in essence, harmless. Easy fodder for the Daily Mail but not enough to change which way the globe spins...or so I thought!Howev...
There was a chap on the Nicky Campbell show this morning who filled me with sadness. He did this by saying that because he was thick, he voted to leave the European union. This was because he believed the NHS was going to be saved.
NHS Regret
He was full of regret. Why? Well, because it has dawned on him that it was all a con. There was no NHS bounty and he and his close friends were potentially in financial trouble. With car manufactur...
An angry man was celebrating last night after shouting, 'WE VOTED OUT, JUST LEAVE!' on BBC political show, Question Time. Registered social inadequate, Ron Plant, a manual worker in between projects, offered his ambitious Brexit solution live on air last night, leaving host, Fiona Bruce, speechless.
Ron (who says he is not racist but...) explained his findings and why he chose a national TV political debate to air his maverick views. Views ...
Not even heavyweight political journalists like John Pienaar can predict what is going to happen next in parliament. With that in mind, I won't bother. However, I can't be the only one confused by my own political identity.
Confused Politics
I have always voted for Labour for very basic reasons. These include the continued implementation of the following. Free health and education at the point of delivery, fair taxation and the equality ...
