The BBC
The US of A-morals
‘As the Petraeus story develops, I am left wondering: is the new American morality that one should love the sin, yet hate the sinner?’
Politically Suspect
British TV producers love the ethnic minorities but don’t give them any work
Blowing the BBC’s Gaff
Book review of When One Door Closes by Peter Sissons
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal