The Last Last Night of The Proms

From The Guardian “The traditional flag-waving anthems Rule Britannia and Land of Hope of Glory could be dropped from the Last Night of the Proms because of their perceived links with colonialism and slavery. The BBC is reportedly considering whether to axe the patriotic staples in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests, and the Covid restrictions are seen as an opportunity to make the change. Reduced orchestra sizes, … Continue reading

IT trouble

Seems like IT trickery people – apologies … i will seek higher authority …. maybe this one will work … 13 Aug 2020 09:45 : Update:  I think I’ve got a workaround. Comments should now all be displaying, old and new. 12 Aug 2020 12:00 : Update:  A ticket has been logged with the maintainer of this site’s WordPress Theme. It looks like an incompatibility with the Theme and the … Continue reading

Weekend Thread 8 August 2020

More nasty news from the Marxist BBC – it is spending £38 million – the equivalent of 241, 269 licence fees setting up a call centre and employing 800 people to chase the over 75s to get the licence tax from them . If anyone sees one of the 10 page letters being sent to over 75s please let this site know .