Category: news
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The Daily Mail V’s Newport! Obnoxious Reporting At Its Best
Here We Go Again! Well, well, well. The Daily Mail has struck again, or as we call it in Wales, The Middle Class Panic Gazette. Middle England’s daily digest of outrage, and self righteous sneering. On 29th June in a feat of journalistic laziness so staggering it should be considered an Olympic sport, they decided…
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Heatwave My Arse! The Startling Truth, It’s Grey!
Not In Newport! Apparently, we’re in the middle of a heatwave, not that you’d have noticed here in Newport, where the sun is about as reliable as a politician’s promise (a bit like a Pembrokeshire promise but at least they do turn up…..eventually). The closest I’m likely to get to a tan is standing too…
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Saucepangate 2025 I salute you!
Saucepangate – And so it begins! I’m not entirely sure when the British became allergic to their very own culture….but the other day I stumbled upon a story so absurd that I had to check my pants weren’t on fire and I hadn’t been abducted by aliens and transported to another galaxy! Apparently, a man…
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BBC News: Should we believe it? Is Social Media the Alternative?
BBC News – It’s all Doom! All the recent fuss over BBC News has got me wondering about whether I’m getting the full unabridged version of the facts. Everywhere on social media I read that it’s biased and frankly misleading. So today I decided to put the news on the TV to see what all…
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Pam says, ‘It’s time to brush up your Mancunian accents’.
Pam says quite a lot actually, but will you appreciate her insights? Pam says ‘Watch out for the budget!’ Sir Keir Starmer has warned us all this week that we should prepare for a painful October where he is promising us a riveting event……well it is for those who enjoy colour coded spreadsheets and find…
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Newspapers and Pop Ups: Frustratingly Annoying To All
Newspapers and Pop ups, aaargh! Imagine the scenario. I reach for my phone to find that it’s still only 5.51am. I’ve already lost an hours sleep thanks to delights of Daylight saving time and now I have to look forward to the joys of British Summer Time….. I think it was a Wednesday last year…….summer…