//The Liberal Democrats have suspended former leader David Steel over remarks he made to a child abuse inquiry about the late MP Cyril Smith. Lord Steel said he asked Smith in 1979 about claims he...
…has your attitude towards politics changed? I’ve spoken to so many voters, both Labour and Conservative, who say that such is their disgust at the blatant disregard for the electorate and for the...
I just got a text from a friend who never listens and always approaches everything like a bull in a china shop. It ran thus: Her: Five pharmacies I’ve been to and none of them have heard of it!!...
I read that a new psychological thriller has started on television, reputed to be excellent….. but I can’t remember the title. I think it begins with a ‘C’ ….. a short word, something like...
//A man who gave his girlfriend drugs at a festival and filmed her as she died has been jailed for her manslaughter. Louella Fletcher-Michie, the daughter of Holby City actor John Michie, was found...
…. after 'being tricked into smuggling drugs into the country in his luggage' //His daughter Laura said her father has fallen for an email phishing scam and was persuaded to go to Mali to collect an...
Offended, delighted, favourites? For various reasons, the stage production of the musical ‘Godspell’ is and always will be very special to me; ‘Joseph’ I love - so funny - and who could forget...
….Government lawyers told the High Court yesterday. Ben Jaffey QC, acting for the Department of Health, made the claim during a court hearing as a female-to-male parent attempted to be registered as...
Royal photographer, Arthur Edwards, writes, // Meghan Markle, lighten up. You’re not the new Princess Diana and it’s time you and Prince Harry ended this phoney media war”. He goes on to say,...
Angelos Sofocleous, a Durham University student, whose tweet “women don’t have penises” provoked a transphobic row, has been banned by the student union from taking part in a debate about free...
In response to Nailit’s observation that “It’s gone a bit quiet on here”, in an effort to generate a little discussion that might be of interest to all, ASSUMING THE MAN JESUS EXISTED, who do...
Trouble n Paradise? //A diplomatic row between France and Italy has deepened, with France complaining of "unfounded attacks and outlandish claims" by Italian leaders. France recalled its ambassador to...
I’ve only ever seen snatches of this programme, but this morning I switched the television on to find Piers Morgan and his sidekicks interviewing three guests about the Liam Neeson racist row –...
Every time I hear a politician say “Now let me be absolutely clear”, I can practically guarantee the next thing I hear is going to be a lie.
What expressions make your toes curl?...
//Children taught at home should be recorded on a compulsory register, England's children's commissioner has said. The number of children home-schooled is "rocketing" and "no-one knows how they are...
…..unless they explicitly opt out. //An opt-out system for organ donation will soon become law after it passed its last hurdle in Parliament. Campaigners hope the new system will encourage us to...
//BBC confirms viewers will have to fork out more for their TV licence as the cost rises to £154.50 from April 1. Dozens of people have complained about the price hike on Twitter, saying that the...
