Monthly Archives: May 2024

Say no more!

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Book Review: Michael Dobbs ~ The Lords’ Day (2007)

Michael Dobbs is famous for The House of Cards, which has an international audience. A British and American TV series marks its acceptance as a definitive political novel. This is a red-blooded thriller: A Harry Jones1 novel. Jones has the … Continue reading

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George Orwell Lives On!

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Robin Williams on cricket

“Cricket is basically baseball on Valium.”

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Fancy being a Lord?

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Compassionate Conservatism – Dead in Action

“The former Tory minister George Young described the homeless as ‘what you step over when you come out of the opera’. The Guardian – “The former Tory minister George Young described… | Facebook The Royal College of Psychiatrists responds to … Continue reading

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Cooking for Slackers: Mish-Mash

Slackers have mothers and their words of wisdom leave an indelible scar. “Don’t waste good food” resonates down the years. Slackers don’t. They put left-over food in a box and three weeks later throw it out. But! Mum was right. … Continue reading

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Film Review: Challengers (2024) ~ (Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Conner)

I regretted paying £7:99 to watch this drivel until I had a blinding insight. This was my first complete Artificial Intelligence (AI) film. The only human involvement was the ensemble. The script was ChatGPT pure and simple.  Even films with … Continue reading

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Mobile Phones as tracking devices?

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A Frankie Boyle quip

“People who think there’s no good way to die have obviously never heard the phrase ‘Drug-fuelled-sex-heart-attack’.”

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