Monthly Archives: January 2020
January Blues
So, January is almost over. In case you are wondering, I didn’t participate in either Dry January or Veganuary. My wife’s birthday falls in January, as does that of one of my best friends, so it’s not a good month to be giving up drinking. Then there is Burns Night. Toasting Rabbie with a vegan […]
Where Now for the BBC?
As I said in my blog post a couple of weeks ago, 2020 is likely to be a somewhat difficult year for the BBC. The uncertainty over the future of the BBC increased earlier this week with the news that Tony Hall is resigning as Director General. It will be interesting to see who eventually […]
I’ll Drink to That
One of the books I read over the Christmas holidays was Shouting in the Street, Donald Trelford’s entertaining account of his time as Editor of The Observer from 1975 to 1993. It reminded me of just how common heavy daytime drinking used to be among politicians and journalists. Trelford recounts that panellists on Radio Four’s […]
Happy New Year
Well then, now that the Festive season is over we may as well take the opportunity to look ahead at what we can expect in 2020. It now looks as if the UK will finally leave the European Union at the end of January, although predictably the details are still somewhat sketchy. The Brexiteers have […]
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