April 2009

We love Enid Blyton: Five Go to Smuggler’s Top makes laureates’ list

The literati look down on Enid Blyton, accusing the late children's writer of churning out formula…
The Guardian stands by Erwin James, murderer turned crime commentator

I've long admired the writing of Erwin James, the Guardian's columnist and commentator on crime. He knows…
Goodbye to Ninian Park

Cardiff City have played their last regular league game at Ninian Park, the club’s home for…
Darling’s budget: Seventies revisited

How appropriate that Alistair Darling delivered his disastrous budget just hours after we heard about the…
Knee jerk government: the flaws in Gordon Brown’s YouTube plan for MPs’ expenses

Gordon Brown really doesn't get it. He must have thought using YouTube to announce changes to the way MPs claim their…
The day I gave Clement Freud a lift to the Cheltenham Gold Cup

Clement Freud, who has died at the age of 84, was a familiar face when I…
Remembering Hillsborough – football’s darkest hour

For British football, the 1970s and 1980s were bitter-sweet days. English clubs dominated European football, winning…
Railway rivals: Virgin Trains threatens Wrexham & Shropshire’s service to London

A Wrexham & Shropshire train at London Marylebone, 6 May 2008 In the Victorian and…
It’s not about technology – a day at Don’t Panic’s guide to social media

Stuart Bruce suggests the next big thing: mobile and location centred social media Don't Panic has won…