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My Top 10 Books of 2021
- 26 Dec 2021
I've read a lot more books this year than I did in 2020. Here are my Top Ten in no particular order... This is the most important book I have read this year. Anyone who wants to understand what China is doing in Hong Kong needs to read it. It's semi-autobiographica...
My Top Tweeters of 2020
- 26 Dec 2020
This is a list of 250 Tweeters I have most enjoyed during 2020. This is the seventh year I have compiled this list. I follow about 4000 people on Twitter. Anyway, these are the ones who have entertained, informed, educated, annoyed and, most of all, made me laugh most this...
Ten Ways to Help You Survive Twelve Weeks of Self-Isolation
- 20 Mar 2020
Watch 120 episodes of MADAM SECRETARY on Amazon Prime. It's like West Wing and with a Secretary of State who saves the world in every episode. Great feelgood telly Download every song ever made by MANGO GROOVE and play them on a loop Watch all five series of OUTLAN...
Ten Sayings That Really Annoy Me
- 26 Feb 2020
Iain, please add me to your LinkedIn Network No, because I don't know you Iain, you're better than that I'm really not And joining Iain Dale are Grace Blakeley and Nihal Arthanayake Go figure So... Why does everyone start their answer with 'so'. yes, I'm looking at yo...
Twenty Five (Good & Bad) Personal Reasons to Remember 2019
- 29 Dec 2019
New Year is always a time to reflect on what's happened over the previous twelve months - the good and the bad. Friends you've made, loved ones you have lost. Workwise, 2019 was a great year for me. The move to the evening slot tuirned out to be a great thing, given much of...
My Top Ten Songs of 2019
- 24 Dec 2019
My musical tastes are, shall we say, not to everyone's. I like pop, pure and simple. I like misery ballads. I also like electro-pop. You'll find lots of examples here in my list of ten favourite songs of 2019. Ridicule all you like. #wateroffaducksback Anyway, here goes... ...
19 Things I Like
- 21 Feb 2019
Well, having told you in the previous blogpost about the 19 Things I Hate, several of you have asked me to 19 Things I Like. So here goes... 1 - Most liked food. Yorkshire pudding, Baked cheesecake with a raspberry topping, Chicken Fajitas, Mint Magnums, Mince Pies. I ...
19 Things I Hate
- 21 Feb 2019
I discovered this on my old blog recently, which someone had tagged me to do, so I thought I'd bring it up to date. Hate is such an extreme emotion, but sometimes you just have to let it all out. Here goes... 1 - Most hated food. Avocado or prawns. Foods of the devil....
25 of the Nicest MPs in the House of Commons
- 15 Feb 2019
People don't usually put the words 'nice' and 'politician' in the same sentence. They should because many politicians are indeed very nice people. Just like in the wider population, there is a fair share of nasty ones too, but in my experience most politicians are much more no...
Top Ten Westminster Stories Which Won't be Announced Today
- 25 Jan 2019
10. Andrew Bridgen undergoes transgender therapy. 9. Sky News announces new political editor: It's Paul Mason 8. Kirk from Coronation Street to advise Andy Burnham on the Northern Powerhouse 7. Jess Phillips eats four Weetabix 6. Jeremy Paxman apologises to Michael Howard ...