Another letter to the Observer’s Readers’ Editor

Dear Mr Pritchard, Last week I wrote to you to complain about an unsubstantiated claim made by Jo Revill in an article that MPs were plotting to replace Sir Menzies as leader of the Liberal Democrats. I did not receive a reply (original message below). This week I am writing to you about the same… Continue reading Another letter to the Observer’s Readers’ Editor

German fights to put off Welsh Leadership contest

My mole in Aberwystwyth has been bloody useless this morning and failed to notify me of Mike German’s decision on whether or not to restand as leader of the Welsh Assembly. To be fair, the mole was exactly right about what they throught German would say, and so it has passed. He has decided to… Continue reading German fights to put off Welsh Leadership contest

The Ministry of Truth: worse than I imagined

I’ve just spent the morning watching the BBC’s Ministry of Truth programme. Surprisingly, it is even more loathesome, and unexpectedly sinister, than I imagined it would be. First of all, let’s take the name. As well as being half-inched from Unity’s blog, it is taken from Orwell’s 1984. “Minitrue” of course is anything but and… Continue reading The Ministry of Truth: worse than I imagined