Sunday Mercury - Columnists - Lorne Jackson

Public sector strikes were a load of rubbish

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

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

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

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

JEREMY Clarkson’s in trouble. Again.

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

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

COMEDY ain’t what it used to be.

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

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

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

Lorne Jackson: Germans win the chequebook war

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

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.)

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

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

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

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

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

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

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

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT

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

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

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT

KATIE Price has split from her steady boyfriend.

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

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT

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.

Lorne Jackson: ook no further Demi

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT

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

Lorne Jackson: The Secret of how the psychics do it

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT

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

Jackson: Crime doesn't pay - TV does though

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT

TELEVISION game shows have many admirable qualities.

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

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

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

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

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

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

Lorne Jackson: Forrest Chump and his bizarre Aston Villa obsession

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

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

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

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT

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

Lorne Jackson: Why I have turned to opera

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT

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

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

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT

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

Jackson: Sharktopus - the best film EVER!

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 28 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT

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