I’m lost in the foothills of a mountain of TV | David Mitchell
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/07/im-lost-in-the-foothills-of-a-mountain-of-tv
Published: July 7, 2024 09:00
With thousands of hours of streaming on offer, it has become increasingly arduous to get with the programmeThe latest research shows that people who work from home spend loads of the time, when they’re supposed to be working, watching TV. What do you think…
Against all odds, it seems we hate to see bookmakers losing | David Mitchell
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/30/against-all-odds-it-seems-we-hate-to-see-bookmakers-losing
Published: June 30, 2024 09:00
Bookies are the victims of the parliamentary betting scandal, but do they deserve our sympathy?Shall we make this interesting? You must be hoping I will. So, come on, let’s spice things up, introduce a bit of financial jeopardy. What do you bet I’m writing…
Integrity is a rare gift, so why do we expect our politicians to possess it? | David Mitchell
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/23/integrity-starmer-corbyn-sunak-election-gaffe
Published: June 23, 2024 09:00
Criticising MPs and party leaders for lacking a quality that few of us can genuinely lay claim to is a fruitless pursuitHow important do we think it is for our political leaders to have integrity? It’s a more complicated question than it seems. We’re quite…
Now they think they’ve lost, the Tories are full of big ideas | David Mitchell
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/02/tories-rishi-sunak-national-service-david-mitchell
Published: June 2, 2024 09:00
National service? Abolishing university places? This absurd flurry of announcements is to make it seem, once Sunak has gone, that they did everything they couldThe Tories are full of ideas at the moment. They’ve announced three major new policies in the…