Defence: death by trivia
March 23, 2024 2:53 am Post a CommentMy comments on the media, made in my Thursday piece stand. As I society, I ventured, we simply cannot afford... View Article
My comments on the media, made in my Thursday piece stand. As I society, I ventured, we simply cannot afford... View Article
David Smith, the economics editor for The Times, has an article in Saturday’s online edition, listing what he calls: “The... View Article
Despite Sunak’s attempts to define the agenda for the forthcoming political season, he does not seem to be entirely in... View Article
“I’ve recently been meeting people who worked for Truss in that astonishing landmine of an administration, asking them what went... View Article
As one trawls through Google News and sundry media websites, each of the organs offering slightly different “takes” of the... View Article
If there is a single narrative that has sustained media coverage of the February War, it is the refrain that... View Article
The odd thing about the media treatment of Zelensky’s statements over the last 24 hours or so is the degree... View Article
Very soon, it will be the fortieth anniversary of the Falklands War, which started on 2 April 1982 when Argentina... View Article
Some of the most striking images to emerge from the German invasion of Northern Europe in May/June 1940 were those... View Article
With an update on events on the last 24 hours, I could almost repeat yesterday’s post. Despite the noise, there... View Article
According to the venerable Charles Moore, the “brilliant” Boris Johnson has been let down by his own carelessness, allowing himself to... View Article
There are occasions when I set out on the long process of writing my daily blogpost that nothing gels. A... View Article
Remarkably little fresh information seems to be available on the plight of Afghans seeking to leave their country to escape... View Article
I can’t express any surprise at the goings-on in GB News. After all, Pete and I predicted as much back... View Article
Only a couple of days ago, I was complaining of the paucity of coverage on Afghanistan in the British legacy media. At... View Article
Janet and John own a cafe in central Glasgow. They usually place their order for cheese, meat, milk and cakes... View Article