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BBC Newsnight tribute to Liz MacKean
I’ve been away, so only just caught up on the tragic news that legendary journalist Liz MacKean passed away last week having suffered a stroke. […]
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Amy McGrath is something to give you hope in US politics
Watching the chaos in the White House, the total degradation of the office of President by Donald Trump is thoroughly depressing. To cheer you up, […]
It turns out I know nothing about politics
I have been involved in politics, in various ways, for a relatively long while, almost half my life in fact, and it has always interested […]
Make political blogging great again
It is fair to say political blogging feels like something of a dying medium. It certainly has not featured prominently during this General Election campaign. Facebook […]
Despite today’s poll I still think the Tories will win
A poll in today’s Times says that the Conservatives will lose seats in next week’s General Election. Its seat number projections claim that we are headed for […]
Kelvin Mackenzie’s Ross Barkley rant should never have been published
The Sun has rightly suspended its former editor and current columnist Kelvin Mackenzie following a diatribe aimed at under pressure Everton footballer Ross Barkley. If […]
Doctor Who’s new companion Bill Potts is gay. Good.
When Doctor Who returns in a couple of weeks his new companion, Bill Potts, will be a lesbian. Cue outrage at political correctness gone mad […]
Remembering Steve Hewlett
Over the coming days and weeks there will rightly be a huge number of tributes to Steve Hewlett, the presenter of Radio 4’s Media Show, […]