There’s much talk on social media about human rights LGBTQ and Womens’ at the moment. I’ve contributed to the discussion myself. Rightly so, particularly of course rights for women, migrants and of course LGBTQ communities. I’d recommend that before anyone posts, a read of the amnesty international website is a valuable exercise. Especially a good look at your own country’s record. Any violation is abhorrent and there...
Fear is a very personal emotion. One only has to watch “I am a celebrity, get me out of here” to see just how personal. I think a viewer gets some idea of how debilitating fear can be and how it can affect your entire personality. Fear can make a person feel inadequate, guilty, worthless, and depressed. Especially when another human, a person with one of everything...
I would support the total end of the daily ministerial interview round. It’s open to so much abuse. Agenda pushing and insincere. Also, the cold-shouldering of programmes is a form of censorship. The press conference is at least fair, provided there are no restrictions on individuals from the press pack. Then let’s return to the invited ministers when they have something to announce or say. The current...
Do the media have a responsibility to society? We have a serving MP who played a leading role in the pandemic apearing on a reality tv show. He will at some point have to answer questions at a public enquiry about his part in our excess deaths, and the awarding of contracts for among other things PPE. In the meeting where the casting of the programme happened,...
The other end of this bell is currently in the Jungles of Australia, looking for forgiveness, it seems. I am not sure if he will get it or has chosen the right way to go about it. Volunteering at a care home, perhaps. But a narcissistic appearance on a reality TV show is unlikely to endear him to the nation’s hearts. Amber Heard said she would...
I’ve mentioned before that one of my favourite things, started at school – a regular comprehensive with some thankfully progressive teachers – was to compare and contrast the same story in different papers. We take the press in the UK for granted. First, a free press (politically) is wonderful, but that’s always tempered by the lack of freedom from the publishers, all too often powerful families of...
