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Public sector strikes were a load of rubbish

THE most striking thing about last week’s public sector strike was how strikingly similar it was to strife in the 1970s.Read

Jackson: Jeremy Clarkson is just a big, curly-haired buffoon who goes broom-broom in cars.

JEREMY Clarkson’s in trouble. Again.Read

Lorne Jackson: Comedy ain't what it used to be

COMEDY ain’t what it used to be.Read

Daybreak: Why it's time for Batman to ditch Robin

CHRISTINE Bleakley was axed from Daybreak because she lacked the ‘gravitas’ to cover news events, it has been claimed.Read

Lorne Jackson: Germans win the chequebook war

FIRST, a health warning. Today’s column contains commentary on The Good Book. However, there’s no need to be concerned if Biblical babbling doesn’t float your boat. (Or even your ark.)Read

Twilight Breaking Dawn star Robert Pattinson is a square-headed Frankenstein lookalike

ROBERT Pattinson says he can’t bear watching his Twilight sex scenes on the big screen.Read

X-Factor: I feel sorry for Frankie Cocozza after his cocaine fuelled sex sessions

PLENTY of grumps have panned the current X Factor season. Not me.Read

Lorne Jackson: Why I am not going to buying Black Sabbath star Tony Iommi's book

I SPOTTED Tony Iommi signing copies of his autobiography, Iron Man, in town last week.Read

Lorne Jackson: A boom mike too many in bedroom for Katie Price's latest ex

KATIE Price has split from her steady boyfriend.Read

Lorne Jackson: Love’s Labour’s Lost up to date

IT MAY be wonderfully girly and ever so giggly, but chick lit also has a tough side. When it comes to selling stock in bookstores, it’s a heavyweight brawler.Read

Lorne Jackson: ook no further Demi

ASHTON Kutcher is accused of cheating on wife Demi Moore. A US mag claims the marriage is officially over.Read

Lorne Jackson: The Secret of how the psychics do it

I HAVE had a lot of duff jobs in my time. And, no, I don’t just mean the wasted years in journalism.Read

Jackson: Crime doesn't pay - TV does though

TELEVISION game shows have many admirable qualities.Read

Jackson: The great philospher Marti Pellow, Baldy Sean, Rupert Murdoch and Ding-dong Deng

THE great philosopher Marti Pellow once said something profound that I’ve been mulling over ever since.Read

Jackson: Charlie Sheen's porn star poppet needs more of a man

CHARLIE Sheen is the gift that keeps on giving. If you’re a columnist, at any rate.Read

Lorne Jackson: Forrest Chump and his bizarre Aston Villa obsession

DON’T you love it when Hollywood stars attempt to ingratiate themselves with British movie fans by pretending to understand our culture?Read

Lorne Jackson: New Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish is from the school of hard knocks

MY boss, Kenny, wore a suit. But that meant nothing.Read

Lorne Jackson: Why I have turned to opera

“YOU’VE changed,” said Tony, my boss at Sunday Merc Towers.Read

Lorne Jackson: Chery Cole is back on the road to nowhere

CHERYL Cole is so over it now, we’re reliably informed.Read

Jackson: Sharktopus - the best film EVER!

OH my God! Oh God, oh God, oh God! Oh, oh! Aaaaah, aaagh! Gchuck!”Read

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