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Lorne Jackson: Jordan aka Katie Price is a dimwit with inflated boobs and an inflated sense of self worth JORDAN is to become one of the best paid women on telly, after leaving ITV2 for Living.more

Lorne Jackson: The future at the Beeb is looking Bleak

POOR Christine Bleakley! That was my first thought on hearing she allegedly signed a deal worth £1 million.Read

Lorne Jackson: Ben-ding over backward to win

My son, Ben, is only four, but already certain character traits are coming to the fore. He is very competitive, for instance. Very, very competitive.Read

Lorne Jackson: BBC coverage of Gaza crisis was so biased WALKING through town, I stumbled on a bunch of those fanatics who set up stall to denounce the state of Israel.more
Lorne Jackson: Why Last of the Summer Wine and Sex and the City have much in common MAYBE, just maybe, they’ve done it at last.more

Lorne Jackson: The Clegg effect

A FORTNIGHT ago, if I’d started a column with the line: ‘Let’s talk about Nick Clegg’, you would have flicked past this page without a further glance.Read

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

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