The UK faces significant challenges, including rising homelessness and personal debt, with 354,000 people homeless and personal debt reaching £1.9 trillion. Despite slight improvements in mortgage arrears and inflation, high living costs persist, leaving many households financially strained. Overall, the situation remains precarious, with recovery still elusive.
AI Can Influence Politics: Democracy Still Needs the Doorstep
But for all its power, AI cannot replace the oldest political truth of all: people still want to meet a real human being. In recent years, concern has grown about deepfakes, synthetic videos, fake audio clips and AI-generated political material. A candidate can be made to appear to say something Continue Reading
Who will win the BAFTA 2026?
The big story of BAFTA 2026 is almost certainly Adolescence. It feels like the programme with the golden wind behind it: serious subject matter, huge public conversation, strong writing, and performances that cut right through the screen. Stephen Graham, the great Liverpudlian actor, looks like one of the year’s defining Continue Reading
BAFTA 2026: Sans Teeth, Sans Eyes, Sans Everything
The BAFTA awards are no longer just a celebration of acting, writing and production. They have become a mirror held up to the changing face of British television itself. For decades, the BBC stood as the great national stage: drama, comedy, documentaries, news, royal events and cultural moments all gathered Continue Reading
The Enduring Appeal of “Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad”
Bradley Walsh stands as one of British television’s most distinctive and versatile figures. A former professional footballer turned stand-up comedian, actor, singer, and game-show host, he has earned a reputation as a reliable and warmly familiar presence on ITV. With his affable demeanour and quick wit, Walsh embodies a particular Continue Reading
Toyah Willcox: It’s a mystery, more to see…
Toyah Willcox emerged as a vibrant force in British culture, initially capturing attention in Derek Jarman’s film Jubilee. Transitioning from punk singer to actress, she became a symbol of rebellion through hits like I Want to Be Free. Her enduring career highlights art’s power to challenge norms and reinvention in various forms.
Electric Dreams: How Synthesiser Music Took Flight
There are moments in music when sound seems to leave the ground. Not with guitars screaming from amplifiers, not with drums crashing like thunder, but with something stranger, colder, warmer, wider: the synthesiser. A machine, yes, but one that somehow learned to dream. From the clean electronic pulse of Kraftwerk Continue Reading
