On balance
Following this week’s ruling in the Cliff Richard case, the press is crying “foul”, citing freedom of expression and the …
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Good grief
We’re currently drowning in comment on the Grenfell Tower fire, much of it ill-informed and downright malicious. Some of it’s …
Business as usual
It’s still too early to make a fully informed comment about yesterday’s attack on Parliament. Of the few comments I’ve …
Balloon debate
The City of Worcester’s killjoy councillors are planning to ban balloons and parents are up in arms, according to today’s Times. …
Three more years
It’s not often that a government announcement sees me punching my fist in the air and shouting “brilliant”, but it …
Inflated claims
As a confirmed news junkie, my first act of the day is usually to go to the BBC News website. …
2012 – A year of quiet revolution?
When I did financial work, there was always a tidying up exercise at the financial year-end. But, however much we …
Take three girls – 3: Malala’s tale
Another schoolgirl blogger, Malala Yousafzi (14) hit the headlines in October 2012. Unfortunately, the people she upset weren’t the pantomime …
2012 A point in time
This year, BBC’s Today programme declared war on the “round robin” letters that people (often, though not exclusively, proud parents) …
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