Thought Police Target Universities

The case for Brexit has been politically lost, and can now only be maintained through heightened propaganda by the right wing press and political censorship by the governing far right wing of the Tory Party. The Guardian reports: Academics are accusing a Tory MP and government whip of “McCarthyite” behaviour, after he wrote to all universities asking them to declare what they are teaching their … Continue reading Thought Police Target Universities

Hate Should Have No Platform

Since 9/11 we’ve been pushed, without interruption (and by alternative and mainstream media alike), that all ideas are of equal value and of equal merit. The new champions of ‘free speech’ like to tell us that it’s an absolute, that there should be zero limitations on speech under any circumstances at all. The BBC likes to present this as a demonstration that they’re unbiased, even … Continue reading Hate Should Have No Platform

A Very Foodie Honeymoon: Chapter 3

The following morning we woke, bafflingly unaffected by the pitchers of margarita the previous night, checked out, left our luggage at reception and made our way on foot to San Francisco’s Sweet Maple. I’ve been a huge fan of bacon my entire life, and I think it’s fair to say the experience of millionaire’s bacon changed my life. This is millionare’s bacon: It’s free range … Continue reading A Very Foodie Honeymoon: Chapter 3

A Very Foodie Honeymoon: Chapter 2

San Francisco was all about the Mexican food, but I’ll get to that in a minute. We stayed at the Stanford Court Hotel on California Street, and there were two downsides to this – firstly (and most importantly) I naïvely thought walking our bags from the Powell Street BART Station was a good idea. Wrong! The gradient on Powell past Union Square is insane, and … Continue reading A Very Foodie Honeymoon: Chapter 2

A Very Foodie Honeymoon: Chapter 1

How could we top our #ginwedding? By our honeymoon in North America, that’s how. We had an ambitious itinerary in the US and Canada over nearly a month, to be marked from start to finish by superb food and drink. The first highlight? British Airways first class from London to San Francisco. We were madly in love with our first experience of first class pods … Continue reading A Very Foodie Honeymoon: Chapter 1

Pay for iPlayer? Are you Crazy?

Lorraine Heggessey, former Controller of BBC1 sure thinks we should: Users of the BBC iPlayer should be charged “micro payments” to use the online catch-up service said Lorraine Heggessey, chief executive of TV production company Talkback Thames. Ms Heggessey was speaking at a BBC event on Tuesday. Tony Cohen, chief executive of Talkback’s parent company Fremantle Media, has also spoken out in support of a … Continue reading Pay for iPlayer? Are you Crazy?