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Monday, December 8, 2025

Mum’s at Christmas

Mum's are generally the coolest and most wonderful part of the family. The following are just some of their qualities: Unconditional Love: Mums have an...
'Immediately after Tony Blair appointed Margaret Hodge as the new Minister for Children in his recent reshuffle, phones started ringing among former social workers...

Con Politics & the Hate Parade

Con politics is a mutated form of conservatism.  Conservative thinking is generally cautious about big societal changes, and tends to oppose them unless most people...
Victoria Mary Clarke shared the news of her husband Shane MacGowan's passing at 65 on November 30th. Despite his struggles with health issues, including...
Dame Margaret Eve Hodge, DBE, born on September 8, 1944, has been involved in British politics for a number of decades, representing Barking as...
Robert Llewellyn is a Welsh actor, comedian, and writer best known for his role as Kryten in the British TV series "Red Dwarf." Born...

Shane’s best song

Shane’s most powerful song was Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six. I recall when the Pogues performed it on Channel 4’s ‘Friday Night Live’; the producer...
Rishi Sunak found the bottom of the barrel and then said, "Keep digging." A few months later, they came back with Esther McVey. They...
(note this review contains spoilers) There has been a lot of carping by reviewers about alleged historical inaccuracies in Ridley Scott's latest film Napoleon with...
As we wake to news of the death of Henry Kissinger, we must reflect and learn from his life to understand why he was...