Monthly Archives: January 2011

Every picture tells a story

Norman Rockwell at Dulwich Picture Gallery Continue reading

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Rupe’s bordello

Brian Cathcart shoots and scores. Continue reading

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Filed under Britain, Conservative family values, Conservative Party policy., crime, Independent, Murdoch, sleaze., smut peddlers, Tories.

Lend me your Lears

Derek Jacobi versus “King Lear”: a knock-out. Continue reading

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Filed under education, Literature, London, Quotations, reading, schools, Shakespeare

A Wilde time

Ocar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, London Production. Continue reading

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Filed under Literature, London, politics, Quotations

Up the poll

Nobody should take any opinion poll, at any time, without more than one pinch of salt. Yet Malcolm has to note that Labour is now tracking rather better than the Tories did for all except the odd moments of the … Continue reading

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Filed under Britain, Conservative Party policy., Labour Party, Lib Dems, politics, polls, ukpollingreport

The Scottish Covenant

The National Covenant. Continue reading

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Filed under History, reading, Scotland, Scottish Parliament, social class, Uncategorized, underclass

All kulchered out? Overture and beginners, please!

A trailer for the subsequent postings Continue reading

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No, Nick, it’s not quite the same

Rebutting Nick Robinson: a sense of historical proportion. Continue reading

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Filed under BBC, Conservative family values, Conservative Party policy., David Cameron, economy, History, Labour Party, Nick Clegg, Tories., ukpollingreport

Weirder still and weirder …

The wonderful wacky world that is Tory Britain. Continue reading

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Filed under Boris Johnson, Conservative family values, Conservative Party policy., Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, economy, George Osborne, Labour Party, sleaze., social class, Sunday Times, Tories.

More GUBU

The depths of well-paid despair. Continue reading

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Filed under Ireland, Irish Labour, Irish Times, sleaze.