Morning, P.B. David Cameron worked for Carlton TV, which was part of the dumbing-down of British TV post-Thames, and Thatcher's reorganisation of ITV in 1990. Thus not the best recommendation, from C… (View Post)

Evening PB. Hopefully the moving of Davie can signal a new era of quality for the BBC. Much of the loss of distinctiveness under Birt's lieutenant, Tony Hall, continued under him, and he seems to hav… (View Post)

Fantastic. I'll take three. (View Post)

Afternoon all. 88 million Euros of jewels confirmed lost at the Louvre. Time to capitalise on the publicity, and online panther memes, and get Clouseau out of retirement for one more film. But who co… (View Post)

Afternoon all. Troubled times we're liviing in, when the Tory Party is moving towards an open embrace of ultranationalist rhetoric. (View Post)