An alternative take on the week's news
"The age of austerity is over". So says Prime Minister David Brent Theresa May. These words, delivered shortly after dancing onto the stage at the Conservative party conference were hailed as a new dawn, with much of the press leading with it the next day. So you're telling me that the NHS will be fully... Continue Reading →
Earlier this year I wrote a piece called "A Defence of the Gammon Community". It was well-received and I shared it with a friend of mine, who hadn't read it, last night. After reading it, she sent me a message with a criticism that made me think. She didn't overstep. She shone a needed light.... Continue Reading →
I want to move away from A Northern Soul, but I can't. I've seen it 3 times and am seriously considering going a fourth time. If you haven't seen it and get a chance to, go. In reviewing it last week, I said: The director, Sean McAllister, has an eye for detail and his camera... Continue Reading →
I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters. Donald Trump 2016 What value do we place on words? What value actions? Another former member of the President's administration has tried to cash in on their time in the White House with an "explosive", "tell all" book. Omarosa... Continue Reading →
Tom Cruise, the greatest actor never to win an Oscar, has a new Mission: Impossible film out, and it is fantastic. I watched it last night and was mesmerised from the first second to the last. Tom Cruise is such a good actor that I forget all of his baggage. Like this: or this: Or this:... Continue Reading →
The Black Unicorn 