by Austin | Sep 4, 2019 | Current Affairs
I used to rather enjoy watching Boris when he used to introduce certain satirical TV shows long before he was ever going to end up being the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Shows like Have I got News For You, highlighted his apparent comic phrase and alleged...
by Austin | Aug 30, 2019 | Current Affairs
One of the strange side effects of having insomnia is that you get to watch some really good quality news stories on the BBC news channel. In addition there are also some very good alternative news channels including Russia Today, and some other Middle Eastern...
by Austin | Jul 1, 2019 | Current Affairs
I honestly do not know just what to make of Boris Johnson, if I am perfectly honest. Like many I have watched him through his career, from journalist and editor of the New Statesman, to controversial pundit, television personality, and then at some point Mayor of...
by Austin | Jun 17, 2019 | Current Affairs
I missed the channel 4 debate on Sunday night I was out being a dad with my wonderful daughter enjoying a rather splendid Tapas feast in a very nice Spanish restaurant in Mosley. However, I did manage to watch the highlights such as they were as selected by various...
by Austin | Jun 12, 2019 | Current Affairs
I took a bit of time this weekend to do something that I do not do as often s I used to back in the day before mobile phones, and social media. Yes I actually read a newspaper, it was a strange but uplifting experience, indeed it took me right back through time and...
by Austin | Jun 3, 2019 | Current Affairs
When I was a young boy growing up in Britain in the nineteen sixties, my staple diet of comics was The Victor and The Hotspur. They were full of stories of heroism and and playing the game in the right way, and being a decent sport, and all round good egg. Most of the...
