I thought Derry Girls was ok, but seeing adults in their mid-twenties playing schoolkids was a little too “Please Sir!”. I thought both What We Do In The Shadows and Ghosts were much funnier. As for best comedy in […]

I haven’t seen any really good films this year. No 5 star ones. (Mind you, I haven’t seen the Tarantino or Scorsese films yet). One film I did enjoy was Harpoon. It’s not “great”, but it’s a laugh. A very black, […]

Well, that’s one point of view I suppose. Purely for the sake of differentiation purposes, let’s call it “the wrong one”. I really rate Russell T Davies as one of the best writers currently working in British […]

“Beware those men, the jokers and the tricksters and the clowns. They will laugh us into hell.” A powerful line and sentiment in the age of Johnson and Trump.

Another fantastic year for telly. What We Do In The Shadows, Ghosts, When They See Us, Spotlight On The Troubles, Chernobyl, Fleabag 2, etc.
I’m surprised Years And Years hasn’t been mentioned more in the end […]

I am strongly disagree, Ern. I think the role of newspapers and telly in shaping public opinion is humongous, though people may not acknowledge or realise it.

I thank you might be right. And I think you for your explanation.

(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang

Nonsense. A “God rest” is similar to a “head rest” except it’s specifically designed for divine repose. “Ye Merry Gentlemen” is simply the brand name of a model that was particularly successful with the trendier […]

Have you watched the documentary The Lobby,? It shows some pretty effective smearing by some pro-Israel lobbyists. I bet they could even convince your wife to make the coffee.

Do you believe the MSM and certain pro-Israel lobby groups haven’t had any influence in putting voters off Corbyn? That their considerable efforts were not needed? Or do you simply believe no such efforts were made?

All the way.

Is this it? Has the poll started already? Or will that be a whole other separate thread at a later date? And if the latter, what will that thread be titled given that you’ve already gone and used “2019 Poll”?

I second your nomination and hereby within refute any objection notwithstanding.

I don’t think another 6 months is too high a price to pay for getting it right though. Impatience shouldn’t be the motivation behind such a momentous decision. And offering both Leave and Remain back to the people […]

You say “Cliff Richard, John Cleese, Joe Strummer and Michael Caine”. I say “Max Bygraves, Reg Varney, Shakin’ Stevens and Leslie Grantham”.

I was calling anyone who reads the Mail etc. an idiot way before the referendum. But of course you’re right, using that conviction as the basis for discussion isn’t the ideal tactic. And yet, counter-productive as […]

There’s no denying the nefarious role and huge influence of the media, though. The anti-Corbyn smears have come from all directions since the day he was elected.
I currently get the impression social media (at […]

Obviously the problem with a second referendum was that neither May nor Johnson wanted to be seen as not upholding the 2016 promise to the people, and that’s completely understandable for a leader who wants to be […]

He’ll get the deal first and then put that on the referendum, alongside Remain. I don’t think it’s so much that he has no position (we know he’s Eurosceptic), more that he thinks the people should have the final […]

The man’s a dang fool, I tells ya.
David Bowie thought so too. Celentano interviewed Bowie in a cringe-fest television interview, treating him as though he were a font of wisdom, asking questions like “Is there a […]