Libraries gave us power – Manic Street Preachers So far in this occasional series I’ve talked about how George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four…
I realise that blogging is often accused of being a self-referential circle jerk. But, to those naysayers, I offer a ‘so the…
It is possible that you are reaching the stage of having no further interest in any of the details of just how…
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week – Joseph Addison Blair is on the front pages, Terry on the back…
I wrote earlier that Amir Choudhary was ‘wrong, plain wrong’ and was rightly called up on it by the Mortal Bath-er in the…
I suspect that some Police Community Support Officers (PSCOs)Â might need retraining if, as demonstrated in this Guardian video, they believe that being…
If any budding dramatists are reading this and would like to see in action an expert blending of political, social and personal…
It has almost become a new blood sport to bait the BBC for its perceived failings. Left and right, Christian and atheist,…
If you were disturbed last night by a noise you couldn’t identify, it was probably the wailing and gnashing of teeth of…
Since every other mo’-fo’ in the universe has managed to con someone into publishing their list of the best/worst films/songs/artists/Pret-sandwich-fillings of the…
The road to Japan starts here. How do you get to Japan? You just go. A long time in the dreaming, now…
