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Lorne Jackson: Number 10 is destroying Gordon Brown

THE first bully I ever encountered was Mr Schuman. He was my Sunday school teacher.Read

Jackson: Cop-out allows Ali to scale Dizaei heights

IT isn’t as exciting as it looks in the movies. Read

Comment: Hats off to Dennis Hopper – a dying rebel with a cause

DENNIS Hopper began his acting career as one of the bad boys of Hollywood. Read

Lorne Jackson: BBC has a lot to learn from American TV THAT great philosopher and man of vision Joey Tribbiani (he of the US sitcom Friends) once said something profound and original.more
Lorne Jackson: The mysterious Conservatives and their vague intentions ELECTION fever is upon us once again.more
Lorne Jackson: The alternative New Year quiz AT this time of year, there are plenty of New Year quizzes published in those lesser rags that laughingly call themselves newspapers.more
Lorne Jackson: Why I will miss Celebrity Big Brother IT’S the final year of Celebrity Big Brother, and I’ll miss it.more
Lorne Jackson predicts the future from Dr Who's Tardis IT’S not just the end of the year, of course. It’s also the end of the decade. While I was whizzing about in Doctor Who’s TARDIS, I managed to discover how the next decade is going to pan out. Here’s what we can look forward to...more

Jackson: X-Factor is a waste of time

The X-Factor will be over for another year after this evening.Read

Jackson: Concentrate on your hobbies Ulrika Jonsson

ULRIKA JONSSON has been grumping that TV doesn’t employ enough older women.Read

Jackson: Is Iggle Piggle political?

SO YOU thought kiddie books and TV programmes were harmless entertainment?Read

Jackson: Is Iggle Piggle political?

SO YOU thought kiddie books and TV programmes were harmless entertainment?Read

Price is not right for Jordan

THE fast-running river of cash that is Jordan PLC has crashed into an almighty dam.Read

Jackson: Hands off Thierry Henry!

I KNOW he once played for a team called Arsenal, but is that any reason to give Thierry Henry the bum’s rush?Read

Jackson: Hands off Thierry Henry!

I KNOW he once played for a team called Arsenal, but is that any reason to give Thierry Henry the bum’s rush?Read

Jackson: The Frankfurt Market is back - let's cuddle up to the Germans!

IT doesn’t matter that it’s raining.Read

Twitter addict Stephen Fry is an Oscar Wilde wannabe

MULLING over what to buy your loved ones this Christmas? I’ve got the perfect suggestion.Read

Bungling BBC bosses turned Nick Griffin into a victim

SO how was it for you?Read

Forget Anton Du Beke, Strictly Come Dancing is BBC disaster zone

I’VE always thought Anton du Beke was more of an Anton du Ready Brek.Read

Roman Polanski's holiday from justice is brought to end

“Course I’m respectable. I’m old. Politicians, ugly buildings and whores all get respectable – if they last long enough.”Read

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