The divided land of ‘woke’ and Tory - September 2020 The Observer - By Stewart Lee - September 6th, 2020

Writing last weekend on the scandal surrounding the Proms’ absence of patriotic songs, the former minister of fun David Mellors opined, “the person I feel most sorry for is Edward Elgar”, the composer of Land of Hope and Glory. Not black Britons offended by Rule, Britannia!’s references to slaves; not black Britons annoyed by people…

NO BBC WAR ON COMEDY - September 2020 September 5th, 2020

DEAR ALL I know you do not sign up to this list for my opinions but this has been an important week for comedy. The time line goes like this; MONDAY – New BBC DG Tim Davie announces that on Thursday he will make a speech about how the BBC must include diverse viewpoints. TUESDAY…