There has been a lot of noise about HMG handing out contracts to private companies during the Coronavirus crisis without proper tendering. Lots of these contract awards are actually pretty sensible; emergency contracts for ventilators and testing services. There are however some eye watering contracts being awarded, including over £100m for the supply of PPE … Read more
This is the penultimate lockdown pop quiz, and it covers 80s hit songs in languages other than English. A point for the band and song (half a mark for close), and another point for the language. Lots of points for grabs. Includes some of the best songs of the 80s, and sadly some of the … Read more
Munira Mirza has been appointed to lead the Governments inquiry into racism in Britain. While she is little know outside of political circles her appointment has caused widespread shock. Mirza doesn’t believe that institional racism exists, and is a strong defender of Boris Johnson comments about letterboxes and watermelon smiles. This is typical of her … Read more
I wrote yesterday about the growth of prison labour in the US and the impact it was having on the US jobs market. I received quite a lot of messages and comments about the 13th Amendment to the US constitution. The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments are know as the Reconstruction Amendments because they were … Read more
TV spin offs Ennio Morricone Chi Mai Suicide is Painless (M.A.S.H Theme) Johnny Mantel Every Loser Wins Nick Berry Especially For You Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan Anita Dobson Anyone Can Fall In Love I Could Be So Good For You Dennis Waterman That’s Livin Alright Joe Fagin Moonlighting Al Jarreau Just Say No Grange … Read more
Sophistipop: Avalon Roxy Music I Don’t Want To Talk About It Everything But The Girl Bad Day Carmel Smooth Operator Sade You’re the Best Thing The Style Council The closest thing to heaven The Kane Gang Digging Your Scene The Blow Monkeys The Honeythief Hipsway When Love Breaks Down Prefab Sprout What Have I Done … Read more
This week we are putting on a baseball cap backwards and wearing a VW badge as a necklace. We are taking a strange trip into the world of 80s rap and hip-hop. Warning: contains middle class white people trying to rap The timings for the tracks are: 0 37.5 1.15 2.30 3.40 4.35 5.42 6.40 … Read more