
Politicians, patriotism, pandemics and the great pub resurrection
Pubs have a performative relationship with politicians, who pose in them and mention them to try and seem ‘relatable’.
Pubs have a performative relationship with politicians, who pose in them and mention them to try and seem ‘relatable’.
As a TV reporter and interviewer, I’ve met a lot of people, but I’m just not that sure that celebrity and niceness are relevant to each other.
There are already perfectly adequate laws and bylaws in place to deal with the problems caused by protests, but there is a reluctance to enforce them.
Thirteen Mayors will be directly elected in England in May, each winning a personal mandate to preside over the governance of their part of the country.
His continued dedication to sharing opinion over the reporting of facts and objective analysis leaves Piers Morgan’s dancing a fine line between journalist and celebrity.
The argument that Shamima Begum should be kept out the country for “security reasons” is unjust.
The showdown at Holyrood may feel distinctly messy but it’s just the latest in a long history of political backstabbing.
Our hereditary monarchy serves two useful functions. It is a constitutional block preventing the election of an autocratic President and it provides a focus for the nation as a talking point that keeps on giving.
For me the inevitable cancellation of Diana Ross’s UK tour was one of the big disappointments of Covid-year. Call Me Miss Ross was scheduled to
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