I will not submit, I will not comply
Did you see that the ITV drama called “Breathtaking” has premiered and we’re going to have to ensure a couple more episodes beamed into our living rooms over the next few weeks. The idea behind this program, allegedly, is to tell us all the stuff that
Did you see that the 77th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held last night 18 February 2024? I managed to completely avoid the ceremony to which the BBC devoted prime time TV. I used to be of the view that ALL these ceremonies where actors congratulate each other on how wonderful they are simply constitute a complete waste of time – but that’s a given!
We can all agree that Cancer is an illness we would not wish on our worst enemies. Few families will not have been affected by one form or another of cancer. In my own case my father died from prostrate cancer and my brother-in-law from a brain tumour. So it hits home. And Government knows this. As does Big Pharma.
Labour will come to power at some point this year and they will inherit an economy that has been (deliberately) levelled by the Conservative Government. History shows us that Labour is always disastrous when put in charge of the Economy so how BAD will things get? Have a listen to this new exclusive Podcast!
I can remember a time when Sunday was unlike any other day of the week. In my childhood back in the 1960’s, Sunday was a very quiet day. A day of tranquility. Or boredom. It started with Sunday school in my little village Church and then the main act of Worship. Shops were closed so there was nowhere to go in that regard and petrol stations weren’t the thing that they are these days. So you had to entertain yourself. But how, I mean there wasn’t even the Internet and mobile phones had yet to be invented! Simple, we would go for afternoon walks in the countryside if the weather was clement and if wasn’t then we would just sit around and talk as a family! Sound terrible, right?
One of the things most obvious in current British politics is that the outcome of the looming General Election will be as much decided as those who do not go out to vote as much as by those who do! The people that refuse to partake in the democratic process will actually direct its outcome.
I do hope you will be able to come along to this special event! Laurence and Calvin are two of the most authentic and interesting voices we have and this is your chance to meet them (and me!) David Vance Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
When I was more naive, I thought that the role of the media was to hold politicians to account, to question and challenge them, to provide an opposition to their extravagant claims. That was back in the day. Here is the cliched view I once subscribed to believing.
One of the great aspects of Substack I enjoy is that I can write wherever I go. So I’m sitting in a Starbucks on a wet Friday afternoon, and it’s really busy! One of the reasons why it’s so busy is because it’s also half-term and the schools are off and so yes all the mums are out with their kids. Dante never imagined this level of hell!
It’s been interesting to watch the performance of the Reform Party in the Wellingborough and the Kingswood by-elections. In both cases, they came in third place. Both candidates put forward strong candidates in the form of Ben Habib (Wellingborough) and Rupert Lowe (Kingswood) – and they both ran good solid campaigns. Either man would have made a great MP.
