ITV win horse racing TV rights
While fighting against the usual plethora of sporting happenings over the festive period it may have slipped the attention of most casual observers that UK […]
Articles by Vincent Shaw
Your vote. Your voice
Last week on 22nd May local council elections and European elections took place. It was an opportunity for the people to show what they thought […]
Heatwave – Don’t you just love it!
Britain is currently basking in the middle of a heatwave and I dare say that a great number of you are thoroughly enjoying it, making […]
All about Time
Okay, first of all a confession. As a proud and, at times, professional northerner I do not wear jewellery. To me, that shiny stuff that […]
Eddie Izzard’s Force Majeure – A review
If you was asked to name your top ten stand up comedians, who would make it in there? Richard Prior? Bill Hicks? Lenny Bruce? Anyone […]
It’s only banter
For those of you who may not be aware, and that is quite possibly the vast majority, part of my job involves checking letters to […]
Grand National 2013 – What a difference a year makes
Following the last renewal of the world’s greatest steeplechase I took to this site to defend it against its many detractors. The two fatalities, Synchronised […]
What a tangled web we weave
I imagine Chris Huhne has had better weeks. Forced to plead guilty for making his now ex-wife take his three penalty points when he was […]
Cameron and the EU
Last week the Prime Minister entered the debating chamber of the House of Commons for the last Prime Minister’s Question Time of the week to […]
Father Christmas
In the U.K the traditional name for the chubby bearded chap who delivers presents on Christmas Eve is Father Christmas, however, over the past few […]
Where for art thou, Twitter?
This may seem a ridiculous thing to say considering it is just a social networking website but I can remember pretty much exactly when I […]
The Olympics And Me
Those of you who are familiar to my work on here will know this already but if you are new to this site may not […]
A Tale Of Number Ten – London 2012 Special
David Cameron took a sip of tea from his cup and then glanced casually at his watch. His eyes gazed across the room. With him […]