From Elsewhere: Some good old fashioned and now sadly unfashionable investigative journalism on how Rachman may be returning.
I normally despair at what the media in the UK has become. It upsets me to see that we now have a media that…
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From Elsewhere: Great praise for the work of Court News UK from Fred Sculthorp
There’s an excellent article in The Critic magazine by Fred Sculthorp about the Mexican warts and all genre of tabloid newspaper stories called Nota…
Quote of the Day 21st August 2026 – The NUJ no longer a supporter of freedom of the press.
I used to be a member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) many years ago. Occasionally since I started writing I’ve wondered whether…
Roy Hattersley – My small part in the downfall of his party at the 1987 election.
Lord Roy Hattersley, a giant of the Labour Party has died at the age of 93. He served as Secretary of State for Prices…
From Elsewhere: Some amazing digs at the radio personality James O’Brien.
There’s a brilliant piece by Michael Murphy in The Critic magazine. This piece on the LBC radio personality and talk show host James O’Brien…
From Elsewhere: Julie Burchill sticking the textual boot into a so-called ‘national treasure’.
There’s something about Mary Beard I don’t like. Sure I respect her learning and her professional abilities as a broadcaster, but I find her…
A wonderful bit of Tolkien-based hilarity.
I’m a bit of a Tolkien nerd. I’ve read the books (including the Silmarillion at least six times), watched the movies and consumed hours…
From Elsewhere – The BBC has lost all the trust it once had.
I used to admire the BBC. Back during the Cold War I considered the BBC and in particular the BBC World Service to be…
Take the BBC to the cleaners Mr Trump.
The BBC is a once revered broadcaster which like so many other of Britain’s institutions has failed to live up to its once good…
I really do not care.
I really do not care about what the mainstream media says about the Reform Party. I don’t care about the Westminster Establishment politicians who…
