by Neil | May 2, 2011 | Comment, Media, Politics, Press commentary
In the flurry of things we had on I’d planned my next post to be a short, throwaway post showing the Sex Pistols’ Anarchy In The UK to mark Friday’s events. It wasn’t big or clever. But it seemed a good antidote to the uncomfortable Royalist...by Neil | Oct 1, 2009 | Press commentary
I was dismayed, for various reasons, to see the Evening Standard’s headline the other day: “Pregnant Woman Raped By Burglar”. Whilst I understand the reasons why the paper chose to draw attention to the victim’s pregnancy it is rather...by Neil | Apr 28, 2009 | Comment, Media, Personal, Politics, Press commentary, smart monkeys dumb animals, Thoughts, time for a change, Wales
I see Starkey was at it again last week. David Starkey is ostensibly a historian specialising in – oh the irony – the Tudors but seems more intent these days in generating media attention by wresting the coveted rudest-man-in-television-award away from...by Neil | Mar 24, 2009 | Comment, media madness, Politics, possibly i am still asleep, Press commentary, sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but I'm not proud
I have one, tail end now. It’s delayed my review. Brief observation: anyone else noticed the recent surge in UK fear stories regarding terrororist attacks? If the UK government is so worried why are there still bins in Central London? I remember a lot less...by Neil | Nov 5, 2008 | Comment, media madness, Politics, Press commentary
My fun late show video on youtube got pulled, annoyingly. I guess whoever uploaded it didn’t have permission. Anyway, up late watching the amusingly pro-Obama coverage and so far the big guy is winning although it’s as early as it is late, if you see what...by Neil | Oct 7, 2008 | Comment, Life, media madness, Press commentary, Random, smart monkeys dumb animals, Thoughts
There’s no particular reason for the title other than it amused me. It’s a phrase I made up and have been generally using in conjunction with the latest fearmongering twat’s journalist’s piece on the current financial shenanigans. It seems like...