Words Dept.: archive

I fear Gordon Brown may be even worse than Tony Blair. His penchant for spin and adherence to short-term gain at the expense of long term vision has become depressingly obvious in the last few weeks, especially the last fortnight. The problem is especially marked given that Brown initially tried to paint himself as a [...]

I didn’t win. What a travesty. Well, it’s fair enough I suppose, as Renter Girl, the victor in the Best New Blog category, is an entirely worthy winner. I found the awards themselves slightly unusual. (Yes, I was actually there. We crept in, sat nervously at the back and left in time for the new [...]

UKTV G2, possibly the daftest named channel on TV (is it actually a TV channel or is it a section of the Guardian?) is changing its name to Dave. I can only applaud this decision. Dave is a fine name and I’m sure the channel will live up to its tag line as “the home [...]

I’m watching in disbelief a programme called Most Annoying TV Moments We Hate To Love on BBC3. It’s really innovative – they have lots of clips of TV shows interspersed with talking heads, most of whom you’ve never heard of – Neil “Don’t Call Me Doctor” Fox, Derek Acorah and Nikki off Big Brother are [...]

I’m slightly behind the times on this one but I found the story about the government minister faking a photo at Tameside Hospital rather thought-provoking and not especially scandalous. On one level, I found it quite amazing that this particular piece of digital manipulation was ever considered good enough to be sent out. Culture Secretary [...]