Today I watched a bit of David Dimbleby's classic 80s documentary "An ocean apart". Amazing how Woodrow Wilson went from a complete isolationist to founder of the League of Nations. Died a broken man over the Versailles Treaty compromises after suffering a stroke. But it's interesting to consider in the light of recent events how people do change. And also the limits on Presidential power. Wilson wanted to completely halt the sale of arms to Britain but Congress wouldn't let him do it. Ok, that's enough Alistair Cooking for today...
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Live at the Apollo cancelled in row over light bulbs
The BBC said today that it had to cancel "Live at the Apollo" for budgetary reasons. Apart from requiring both a camera and a sta...
Least ignored nonsense this month...
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Today I went to HSBC with the intention of paying £100 in cash in. Loadsamoney! Outside the remaining Croydon branch there is an intimidat...
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I wrote to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Unit about the Palestine Action Proscription ruling and in particular Baroness Carr's lud...
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I notice in his Exit Interview Keir Starmer says there have only been 3 Labour Majority governments. I count: Attlee 1945 Wilson 1964 (incre...
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It's hard to keep up with all the whoppers promoted on X but I particularly enjoyed this one on that the NHS had a "thriving health...
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"No British PM has completed a term in office since 2015, despite two of those PMs being elected with landslide majorities. The country...
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Much speculation has been undertaken as to why Starmer has been forced out. Policies no one asked for like the Winter Fuel allowance or scr...
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Well, after some time I finally got to the end of Deep Space Nine. Unfortunately I didn't manage to do this before it all got taken off...
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The new "what has the BBC ever done for me?" ad is awful. The original was a pub packed with stars and the joke was how much talen...
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Baron Burnham of the North revealed his new policy today - a relaunch of the institution of the Witenagemot. "Before the Norman invasi...
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Today's lack of action by the City of London Police is brought to you by the number 19 and the letter A. I mean what is this, Sesame St...
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