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…and the 2024 US election

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.

…to protect Ukraine?

Who was Shakespeare?

Legendary DJ Steve Wright died a few days ago, in slightly mysterious circumstances. If you were young and listened to Radio 1 in the 1980’s you would be very familiar with his work. Let’s talk about his life and death,David Vance Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

…reclaiming their integrity?

..the sublime stupidity of Kevin Maguire…

On a day that is celebrated with declaration of love, flowers and chocolates, let’s take a minute to remember who was Saint Valentine! Put simply, he didn’t really have an easy life and he had a very painful death. He lived in the 3rd century and worked in the Roman Empire, administering to persecuted Christians, of which they were more than a few! He was martyred (to be precise, he was beaten, stoned, beheaded and buried on 14 Feb 269 AD) and his body buried on the Via Flaminia on 14th Feb, which has been observed as the Feast of Saint Valentine (Saint Valentine’s Day) since at least the eighth century.

Three cheers for John Watts, a Scottish man who has suffered Vaxx damage and who confronted UK PM Rishi Sunak live on GB News last night. It was sad to hear the pain and anger felt by Mr Watts but it was also cool to see Sunak squirm as he was held to account by someone who TRUSTED the establishment, suffered vaxx damage, and who is now betrayed by the establishment. Have a listen to this EXCLUSIVE Podcast here on Substack!

Well then, we have further developments in the ever-entertaining Rochdale by-election and I want to explore the broader significance this has for Labour in particular and the UK more broadly. The Rochdale by-election was brought about by the death of Labour MP

Beware the World Health Organisation Power Grab

…or how I learned to stop watching all the big events!

Let’s start in 2019. Back then, I assumed that the NHS was more or less a good thing; that my…

It’s beyond embarrassing. Rumour is that goldfish are planning to sue over the suggestion that US President Joe Biden has…

Well now, did you watch it? At last count 78m took a look at the momentous interview that Tucker Carlson…