Stephen Fry and Charlie Brooker: important television

I’ve done an unusual thing for me this evening, sitting in front of the television. Normally I’m glued in front of the computer, often to watch TV programmes from the previous week, or watching DVDs of TV programmes that I watched years ago, so I should perhaps not try to claim the mantle of an… Continue reading Stephen Fry and Charlie Brooker: important television

Ministry of Truth? Why is this lying liar lying to us?

Who is the Ministry of Truth? I used to think the answer to that was simple: it is Unity (whoever the fuck that is). It turns out however that there are two Ministry of Truths. The other Ministry of Truth has been running this advert on Messagespace for the past few days. It doesn’t appear… Continue reading Ministry of Truth? Why is this lying liar lying to us?

Gideon Osborne on followership

Which party was the first in this Parliament to call for an increase in the IHT threshold? The Liberal Democrats Which party was the first to call for replacing air passenger duty with a tax on planes? The Liberal Democrats I ask, because Gideon Osborne has today been branding the “theft” of policies as “scrabbling… Continue reading Gideon Osborne on followership