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Unsociable Media

There was an article in The Guardian today: what would Philip Larkin have made of social media? Maybe something like? Easter holidays, again. This time with a Covid twist And the inevitable delays Caused by this shower of shits. To pass the time, I tried watching...

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Above Us Only Sky – Dodie In Concert

Above Us Only Sky – Dodie In Concert

The crowd sounds different when you go to a pop concert for an artist with a younger fan base. As you climb the stairs to the auditorium, the high frequency excitement that greets you is like the throttling of jet engines preparing for take off. It’s a very different...

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The Spy Who Loved Us

The Spy Who Loved Us

At the risk of stating the obvious, this article contains spoilers. A lot of spoilers. If you haven’t seen ‘No Time To Die’ yet, I recommend you pause here and return once the lights go up! What was it that made me desperately want ‘No Time To Die’ to be a memorable...

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Unchained.  And undone.

Unchained. And undone.

As you may have noticed, I’ve been mute on the subject of Brexit since the UK General Election in December. Having written about little else for more than three years, I had begun to feel that Brexit was having a terrible impact...

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He’s not the messiah. He’s a naughty boy.

He’s not the messiah. He’s a naughty boy.

I’ve had a week to reflect on the finale of ‘Game of Thrones’, time enough to avoid spoiling it for other people as well as time to ignore the hysteria of the Twitterverse behaving as if resolving the end of the world in Westeros was going to trigger the immediate...

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The beginning of the end of Brexit

The beginning of the end of Brexit

Another massive defeat for the PM. Finally can we begin to wind up this awful period in our history? A free vote on No Deal tomorrow to vanquish the ERG ultras. On Thursday, a vote to extend Article 50 because there is no other option left for the UK with this...

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