One of the more curious and largely unnoticed effects of the colonisation of British ‘popular’ culture by US-style glossy celebrity magazines – think ‘Hello’ and ‘OK’ – has been the almost complete demise of a one-time staple of celebrity reporting, the ‘soap actor attacked by idiot who thinks […]

Unlike some  – and that’s not a set for a dig, Neil – I have to confess that I’m entirely sanguine when it comes to the manner of Gordon Brown’s ascension to the leadership of the party. Yes, a contested leadership election would have been much more consistent […]

For reasons lost in the mists of alcohol, I get the occasional e-mail from the Lib Dems telling about the all wonderful things they’ve been doing (yawn!), the latest is which comes – apparently – from the Emperor Ming himself… I am shocked that the Labour and Conservative […]