Monthly Archives: December 2019

Review of 2019

Did any of you really think that 2019 was a good year? No, me neither. On the political front, all that the result of the General Election did was replace one constitutional crisis with another. Yes, the large Tory majority means that Brexit will finally be sorted. But that needs to be balanced against the […]

The Scots Squad

In my most recent blog post I lamented the lack of TV satire during the current General Election campaign. The situation improved, in Scotland at least, last week when the BBC broadcast a special edition of the spoof fly on the wall documentary Scot Squad in which the four party leaders in Scotland were interviewed […]

No Laughing Matter

At a time where the need for biting satire has never been greater, I find it rather surprising that there is hardly any topical satirical humour on our TV screens during this current election campaign. Let’s face it; it is not that there is any shortage of material for satirists. It hasn’t always been like […]