by Patrick O’Flynn | Nov 9, 2021 | Insight
Who shall have the fishy, on the little dishy, who shall have the fishy, when the boat comes in? For those of us who grew up in the 1970s that refrain heralded another episode of an interminable BBC drama series starring James Bolam. These days the distribution of the...
by Patrick O’Flynn | Oct 27, 2021 | Insight
There is no universally agreed definition of what or who constitutes a national treasure. But most of us recognise one when we see one. And there is no denying that the actress and presenter Joanna Lumley sits securely within the elite level of British treasurehood....
by Patrick O’Flynn | Oct 11, 2021 | Insight
Well you’ll never guess what Boris Johnson has gone and done now. He’s only jetted off for a sunny break in Marbella while the rest of us shiver and jostle for petrol. The sheer effrontery of it. And it must have taken careful planning too, deliberately engineering a...
by Patrick O’Flynn | Sep 27, 2021 | Insight
DON’T PANIC! That was the overarching message put out by the Government this week in the face of growing fears about price rises and supply chain problems. Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng gave an absolute guarantee in the Commons that the lights...
by Patrick O’Flynn | Jul 26, 2021 | Insight
What constitutes “freedom” in 21st century Britain? We have, after all, just honoured it – Freedom Day, July 19 – so that must be an indication that the idea still matters. Yet according to the Government, the officially recognised restoration of freedom still...
